624 BIRDS FROM TOKVO, JAPAN STEJNEGER. 



upper cross branch ; otherwise the throat and sides of face are as uni- 

 formly saturated viuaceoiis-cinnamon as the other specimen. In a(hli- 

 tion, No. 2170 differs from the other Japanese specimens before me in 

 liaving" the elonj^ated flank-feathers less chestnut and with a broad 

 blackish edge alonj;' the whitish central stripe in these feathers. 



In the first-mentioned example there is just the faintest possible trace 

 of dusky on the middle of the throat as an indication of the black 

 patch, and, moreover, near the chin there is a small white feather left. 

 I am, therefore strongly inclined to the belief that the vinaceous-cin- 

 namon throat is derived in spring from the white throat by recolorescens. 



(158) Columba intermedia Strickl. 



A young bird (No. l.>9) undoubtedly belonging to this species and 

 collected at Kurikomayama, Miyagi-keii, northeastern Hondo, on 

 JMarch 28, 1884, apparently disposes of the so-called C. domestica (or 

 Hvia) in Japan (Proc. IJ. S. Nat. Mus., 1887, p. 424). The probability 

 was certainly against the latter occnring in Japan, but without any 

 specimen of (\ intermedia from Jai)an proper at hand I regarded it as 

 the safe course to retain the name and give the distinguishing char- 

 acters of both species. 



The species with Avhite tail-band is not so easily disposed of however, 

 and as it occurs in Korea it may be looked for in Southern Japan.* 



(S15) Butastur indicus ((iincL). 



Blakiston and Pryer (Trans. As. Soc. Jap., x, 1882, ji. 18.'i) record 

 the Javaii buzzard as conunon in Vaniato and Shikoku, but '' as yet not 

 found north of Yokohama." Sc. Coll., Mus. No. 1()78, is therefore note- 

 worthy as having been obtained at Nikko, about 80 miles north of 

 Yokohama. 



* In my review of the Japanese pigeons (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mns., 1887, p. 42r>). I re- 

 ferred to this bird as Colnmha ritpeslris (Pall.), at the same time calling attention 

 to Taczanowski's statement as to the difference between the typical birds from 

 Danria and Baical and those from IJssnri, the Russian ]trovince.just north of Korea. 

 I had not seen sjx^cimens of either form then, but our uiuscum having since obtained 

 specimens of both I am in a position to fully corroborate Taczanowski's observa- 

 tion, and feel i)ropared to carry out his suggestion (Bull. Soc. Zool., France, 1876, p. 

 240) that the eastern form should be separated, if additional specimens should pre- 

 sent the same result as he had reached. 1 propose to call it 



Columba taczanowskii. sp. nov. 



Diagnosis. — Similar to <'. rupcstris (i. e., with white wing and tail-band), but the 

 gray color darker, the entire breast strongly suffused with wine-purple, with a strong 

 metallic gloss, which in certain lights changes to green; neck all around verdigris 

 green with m(?tallic gloss, which in certain lights changes to purplish. 



Habitat. — Korea, Ussuri, and probably Northern China. 



Type.— v. S. Nat. Mus., No. 114582; ^ ad.; Southern Korea, November 22, 1882; 

 P. L. Jouy, Coll. No. 1328. 



