1922.] On the Japanese species o/Oceanodroma. 437 



were next seen in September 1919, Init no more were met 

 with that winter until 9 March, 1920, when I saw a single 

 one being chased by a Lugger Falcon. 



»Sonie Quail must undoubtedly breed in the district, as I 

 received a clutch of four stale but unincubated eggs in May 

 19J9 from some Sansis at Shorkot, who had been told to 

 search for eggs of Sand-(xrouse. In the neighbouring district 

 of Lyallpur, Major Lindsay Smith records the Quail as 

 breeding freely in April and May (Journal Bombay N. H. S. 

 xxii. p. 20U). 



XXIV. — Additional jYotes on the Japanese species of 

 Oceanodroma. By Nagamichi Kukoda, Rigakushi, 

 F.M.B.O.U. 



Viscount Y. Matsudaira, M.O.S.J., has recently sent me 

 some examples of the Japanese Petrels of the genus Oceano- 

 droma for identification. One of them is an apparently new 

 addition to the Japanese avifauna. 



I express my sincere thanks for the kindness of Viscount 

 Matsudaira. 



Oceanodroma leucorrhoa leucorrhoa (Vieillot). 



Procellaria leiicorhoa Vieill. Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxv. 

 1817, p. 422 : Maritime parts of Picardy, France. 



Leach's Petrel is found in the north Atlantic and north 

 Pacitic Oceans. It was recorded from the Kuril Islands as 

 a breeding bird * and has been obtained off the Japanese 

 islands of Yezo or Hokkaido f. It has also been recorded 

 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan as a migrant %■ 



Dr. Oberholscr % mentioned that the examples from the 



• Blaki8ton aud Pryer, Ibis, 1878, p. 212 ; Oberholser, Proc. U.S. 

 Nat. Mus. vol. Ivii. 1917, p. 166; Hartert, ^o^y. pal. Fauu. ii. 1920, 

 p. 1414. 



t Godmau, Mouogr. Petrels, vol. i. 1907-1910, p. 9 ; Hartert, /. c. 

 p. 1414. 



X Kittlitz, Ueukwiu-d. Keise Russ. Amer. Mikrones. und Kamts, 

 vol. ii. 1858, p. 191 j Oberholser, l. c. p. 166. 



