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the tail. It was described and figured by Pallas as '' Co- 

 lumba oenas^ h, Columba [rupestris), zona rectricum trans- 

 versa, uropygioque albis/^ from Dauria. 



Q7 . TURTUR ORIENTALIS. 



The Eastern Turtle-Dove is quite common. 



68. CuCULUS CANORUS. 



A male from Orikol ; June. 



I also observed the Common Cuckoo as late as the begin- 

 ning of September. 



69. Alcedo ispida bengalensis. 

 Very common throughout the summer. 



70. Bubo maximus. 



A male example bought in the market at Soul in January. 



The Eagle-Owl is common in Corea, and many specimens 

 have passed through my hands. One young bird, which was 

 brought to me alive, grew so attached to H.M. Consulate at 

 Chemulpo that after I set it free it returned daily for a week 

 or ten days, and passed the heat of the day in a cool dark 

 part of the verandah. I once saw a full-grown bird, which 

 a Japanese kept as a pet at Chemulpo, pounce on and kill a 

 sleeping cat so quickly that my assistance, hurried as it was, 

 was too late to effect its object. 



71. NiNOX JAPONICUS. 



A female shot in the grounds of H.B.M. Consul- General 

 at Soul in May. A summer visitor. 



72. Scops semitorques, 

 ? . Soul ; January. 



I bought this specimen in the market. 



^73. Falco ^salon. 



?. Chemulpo; 1st October. 



Hawking is a common pursuit throughout Corea. For 

 this purpose, however, the Merlin is not used so much as the 

 Peregrine and Kestrel, neither of which is represented m 

 my collection. 



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