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16. MONTICOLA CYANUS SOLITARIUS. 



Mr. Hoist obtained a male on the 19tli of February, the 

 only example he saw. 



20. PraTINCOLA MAURA. 



The Siberian Stonechat appeared in Tsu-sjma on the 21st 

 of April. 



21. RUTICILLA AUROREA. 



There are four examples of the Daurian Redstart in the 

 collection^ which were shot on the 7th and 25th of January, 

 the 3rd of February, and the 18th of March. Mr. Hoist de- 

 scribes it as common during winter. 



The irides are described as brown, the bill as black, the 

 angle of gape and inside of mouth as light yellow, and the 

 legs and feet as black. 



23. NlLTAVA CYANOMEL^NA. 



A solitary male of the Japanese Blue Flycatcher was shot 

 on the 23rd of April. It was sitting on the branch of a 

 bush, and was not at all shy. This was the only example 

 seen. 



The irides are described as dull brown, the bill as jet-black, 

 and the legs and feet as dusky brown. 



M. Kalinowski obtained a female of this species in Corea 

 (Taczanowski, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1887, p. 605). 



25. Xanthopygia narcissina. 



Two males of this species, one shot on the 12th and the 

 other on the 21st of May, agree with Japanese examples in 

 having the eyebrow yellow. The Narcissus Flycatcher 

 breeds in South China as well as in Japan, but in Corea it 

 appears to be represented by the Tricoloured Flycatcher 

 [Xanthopygia tricolor), which has a white eyebrow. The 

 latter species is not known to have occurred in Japan, but 

 was obtained in Corea by M. Kalinowski (Taczanowski, 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. 1887, p. 605), and a few years later by 

 Mr. Campbell. 



Mr. Hoist describes the irides as dark brown, the bill as 

 black on the upper and bluish grey on the under mandible, 

 and the feet as bluish grey, darker on the tarsus. 



