1922.] On the Birds of Tsushima and Iki Islands. 75 



II. — JSfotes on the Birds of Tsushima and lid Islands, Japan. 

 Bj Naqamichi Kuroda, Rigahishi, F.M.B.O.U. 



The following list with notes on the birds of Tsushima and 

 Iki Islands, between Kiusiu and (Jorea. is based in part on 

 the collection I made on the occasion of my visit to the 

 islands between the end of September and the early part of 

 November of last year (1920), and in part on specimens 

 preserved in the Tsushima Middle School. The following- 

 list of localities with dates will indicate the route 

 travelled : — 



September 24. Leave Hakata, Kiusiu. 25. Izugahara, 

 Tsushima. 21. Kechi, do. 28. Mine, do. IJO. Nita- 

 mura, do. — October 6. Meboro, do. 11. Waniura, do. 

 13. Sasuua, do. 15. Nita-mura, do. 17. Izugahara, 

 do. 18. Sasu-mura, do. 19. Izugahara, do. 20. Azamo, 

 do. 22. Aso Channel, do. 23. Tsutsu-mura, do. 23. 

 AsoCJhannel, do. 24. Komoda, do. 25. Izugahara, do. 

 26. Kechi, do. 27. Nukadake-mura, do. 29. Kechi, 

 do. 30. Izugahara, do. 31. Katsumoto, Iki Island. — 

 November 4. Leave Ashibe, do. 5. Reach Hakata, 

 Kiusiu. 



In the preparation of this paper, Messrs. S. Fukagawa 

 and Y. U tano, of the Tsushinui Middle School, have given me 

 numy valuable specimens. Mr. N. Teraoka, the collector, 

 has also rendered me very useful help. To all these 

 gentlemen my best thanks are due. 



The principal papers on birds of Tsushima were published 

 1)V the late Dr. Ijima (Journ. Coll. Sci., Imp. Univ. Jap. 

 v. pt. 1, 1891, pp. 105-128), and Seebohm (Ibis, 1892, 

 pp. 87-99, 248-250, & 399-400). lAIr. Teraoka and I col- 

 lected 60 species and subspecies in these islands. I have 

 been able to add 43 species and subspecies to those which have 

 hitherto been known from them, bringing up the total 

 number of forms to 134. 



On Iki Island there is nothing published, though 

 Messrs. Nan)ive and Tsuchida collected some birds there 



