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Scops semitorques Schleg. Temm. et Schl. Faun. Japon., 1847, Aves, pl. viii, p. 24; 
Swinhoe, Ibis, 1875, p. 448: Blakiston and Pryer, Trans. As. Soc. Japan, Vol. X. 
Pt. I. 1882, p. 179: Brit. Mus. Cat., Vol. II, p. 83. 
Two specimens of this bird were obtained in Shinshiu. They had 
been caught in nets. 
This is the only species of owl that we succeeded in collecting. Con- 
sidering. the nature of the country we were in, the variety of owls was 
indeed remarkable. 
In the deep woods above Chiusenji Lake I saw a very light colored 
specimen of Syrnium rufescens. I was attracted by the noisy chattering 
of a flock of jays, and on approaching saw a large owl sitting on a 
burnt stump. In the gloom of the forest I at first took it to be a snowy 
owl. The jays were flying around him, screeching and jawing in noisy 
excitement, and every now and then one would fly at him. I was un- 
able to approach near enough to get a shot on account of the denseness 
of the underbrush. While I stood watching this bloodless battle he 
quietly flew off with his tormentors following him. 
List of specimens. 
Original |Museum Sox 
number. | number.| °°: | Locality. Date. | Remarks. 
ees] RE a TES Eo a 0d ae le : iad 
733 91406 9 ad. | Matsumoto Shinshin .....- Oct. 29,1882 | Iris bright chronie. 
ad. | 
[oy a Oond> |ecocs. dontess ote a7 aus Cis Oct 29, 1882 | 
Pernis ptilonorhynchus (Temm.). 
Pernis apivorus, Temm. et Schl. Faun. Japon., 1847, Aves, p.24: Blakiston and 
Pryer, Trans. As. Soc. Japan, Vol. X. Pt. I. 1882, p.183: Brit. Mus. Cat. Vol. I. 
pp. 344 to 347. 
One specimen, an adult male, was shot at Chiusenji. 
We saw this bird circling around mountain peaks, on two occasions 
during our stay at the lake, and were informed by the natives that they 
were common every year in the mountains about Nikko and Chiusenji. 
Tam not sure that this information is reliable, however, because they 
confound this species with Spizaétus nipalensis and call them both 
“« Kuma taka.” 
List of specimens. 
Original | Museum te : Bian ave 
Phere nai bor. | Sex. | Locality. Date. Remarks. 
2 | i PRED AE DS a 1 ” 
| fe 
666 | 91403 | dad. | Chiusenji Lake...-....- .....| Sept. 4,1882) Iris bright yellow, inclining 
to orange on the outer edge. 
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