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than half the length of the second ; the second primary is 

 about as long as the secondaries ; and the third primary is 

 between the seventh and eighth. The soft parts are described 

 as follows : — " Bill and tarsi black ; irides light brown." 

 The upper parts are olive-green and the underparts bright 

 yellow, shading into dull olive on the flanks ; there is a ring 

 of white feathers round the eye ; forehead black ; lores 

 yellow ; superciliary stripe black j ear-coverts black ante- 

 riorly, yellow posteriorly. The outer webs of the quills are 

 margined with yellow. Tail-feathers twelve, rather pointed, 

 and of nearly equal length. Axillaries, under wing-coverts, 

 and inner margin of quills pale yellow. Wing from carpal 

 joint 2-7 to 2-6 inches; tail 2'4 to 2'25 inches; culmen '74 

 to -65 inch; tarsus 1*0 to '9 inch. The dates are 13th of 

 June to 2nd of August, and the localities Muco-Shima and 

 Nakondo-Shima (two of the Parry Islands) and Haha-Shima 

 (one of the Baily Islands). 



Fringilla kjttlitzi, sp. nov. 



The Bonin Island Greenfinch was discovered by Kittlitz 

 in 18.28, but was not regarded by its discoverer as distinct 

 from the European species. It most nearly resembles Frin- 

 gilla sinica in size, agreeing with that species and with F. 

 kawarahiba (and differing from the European species) in 

 having the bases of the secondaries yellow on both webs. It 

 has much less yellow at the base of the tail-feathers than 

 any of its allies, and less on the inner webs of the quills 

 than the other, two eastern species. The crown and nape 

 of F. sinica are grey, those of F. kawarahiba brown, and 

 those of F. kittlitzi olive. 



Mr. Hoist has sent three examples from Nakondo-Shima 

 (one of the Parry Islands), and two from Haha-Shima (one 

 of the Baily Islands) . 



Fringilla montifringilla. 



A single example of the Common Brambling was caught 

 on the steamer about thirty miles north of the Bonin Islands 

 early in April. This species is a common winter visitor to 

 all of the Japanese Islands, occasionally wandering as far 

 south as the Loo-Choo Islands. 





