1922.] Tsushinid (Old Hi Islands. 79 



phases. But Svvann added that the di^^tribiition o'i A. v. niso- 

 similis is as follows : — " N. and Central Asia from Turkestan 

 to Japan ; in winter to India^ Kashmir, Assam, Burma " 

 (/. c. Part ii. 1919, Addenda et Corrigenda to Part i.). 

 There is a question whether the two forms — nisosimilis and 

 pallens — are found in Ja])an. Further investigation is 

 needed before the question can bo settled. 



Seebohm (Ibis, 1892, p. 250) re|)orted the Sparrow-Hawk 

 from Tsushima under the name of A. nisus. Some specimens 

 are also preserved in the Tsushima Middle School, This 

 Hawk is common on the islands. 



*26. Haliaetus albicilla (Linn.). 



Two immature specimens are preserved in the Tsushima 

 Middle School. 



*27. Buteo ferox hemilasius Tennn. & Schl. 



One specimen is found in the Tsushima Middle School. 



28. Buteo buteo japonicus (Tennn. & Schl.). 



Hoist obtained tliis Buzzaid from Tsushima (Seebohm, 

 Ibis, 1892, p. 95). Several specimens are preserved in the 

 Tsushima Middle School. The natives call it "Xoliuku." 



*2[\ Butastur indicus (Gmelin ). 



A speciuKMi is })r('served in the JMiddle School. Tsushima. 



1)0. Milvus lineatus lineatus (Crav). 



1 cJ juv. and 1 ? ad. : Azamo, near Tsutsu-mura, Tsu- 

 shima, Oct. 21:1 ? juv. : Izuoahara Harbour, Oct. 25. 

 Wing measures : 1 cJ juv. 495 mm., 1 ? iid. 477 mm., 

 1 ? juv, 493 mm. Very common on the islands of Tsushima 

 and Iki. Seebohm (Ibis, 1892, p. 95) reported it from 

 Tsushima. These examples are no doubt the typical form; 

 the Formosan form, forniosamis, has a much shorter wing 

 (Kuroda, ' Dobutsugaku Zassiii/ xxxii. 1920, p. 245). 



*IU. Cerchiieis tinnunculus japonica (Temm. (k Schl.). 

 Two specimens arc preserved in the Tsushima ^liddle 

 School. 



