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confined to Kiusiu iuid Y. sccho/mi to Hondo and Yozo, liavc of late 

 modified tlieir views somewhat, inasmucli as both forms inhabit Hondo; 

 but tlieir arginnents are by no means clear iind are altooetlier unconvinc- 

 ing-. Mr. Seebohin (B. Jap. Einp., 1890, p. 157) says: "All my Yokohama 

 examples (eight), including- a breeding- female, agree in color and 

 markings with the skin from Yezzo [ Y. sechohmi\, and not with that from 

 :?^agasaki " [ Y. lizidi], but on the previous page he distinctly contradicts 

 himself by saying- that he has two examples of the typical form, /. e., 

 Y. JcizuM, collected by Mr. Owston at Yokohanux, and <»ne by .Air. Uey- 

 wood Jones on Fujiyama, which is only 42 miles distant from Yoko- 

 hanm. Mr. Hargitt, on the other hand (Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xviii, 1890, 

 p.,5l9), makes me responsible for the theory of both forms inhabiting- 

 the same island.* In my original article referred to, I expressly stated 

 (p. 120) that, " in order to find out the true habitat of a Woodpecker it 

 is necessary to ascertain where it breeds," and for the possible occur- 

 rence of r. seehohmi in Hondo T suggested (j). 123) that it might strag- 

 gle across in winter from Yezo. I have later suggested the possibility 

 of true r. seehohmi ovciwrmg in very high altitudes in northern Hondo, 

 but that is hardly more than a guess and should not be quoted other- 

 wise. 



But the statements in regard to these forms have become still more 

 confiicting of late, for while Mr. Seebohm has referred the Tsushima 

 bird to r. seehohmi (Ibis, 1892, p. 95), Dr. Ijima (Journ. Coll. Sc, v, 

 1891, p. 121) says that "the typical form [Y.'jciziiM] found on the Hondo 

 also occurs on Tsushima". He has kindly sent me a skin from the 

 latter island (No. 17C0; ? ad. Niimuia, Tsushinm-, March 10, 1891, 

 M. Namiye coll. In addition to this I have two adult females (U. S. 

 Nat. Mus. Xo. lUGSa and 114C37) collected by Mr. Jouy in Tsushima, 

 May 18 and June 2, 1885, respectively. Comparing these three speci- 

 mens point for point with three specimens from Kiu Sin I can fully cor- 

 roborate the correctness of Dr. IJima's identification, for the Tsushima 

 birds. Lest I might be accused of partiality I nuxed the birds togeth- 

 er and asked my friend Robert Ridgway to pick out the three darkest 

 specimens without giving him any information as to their habitat or 

 anything else. He at once picked out two, but had great difficulty in 

 making up his mind which of the remaining four was the darkest. 

 When he finally decided, it was found that he had selected as the 

 (larkest the three Tsushima birds ! Y^es, the Tsushimabirds are, if any, 

 darker, that is, they are even more Y. lazuli, than the typi<;al Kiu Sin 

 birds themselves, and yet Mr. Seebohm calls them Y. seehohmi! ! 



As Dr. Ijinui also states, the Sagami (Hondo) birds agree in color and 

 markings with the typical Y. hizuM. In verification he sent me a pair 

 for inspection. 



"" Y. kiziiki. "Hah. Japan (i.s]an<l of Kiiisiii), and, according to Dr. Stcin.Mr,.r, 

 the southern part of Hondo"! J5nt why "according to Dr. Stejneger," when he lilm- 

 self enumerates as Y. khuki a sjiecinn-n from Kobe? ! 



