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having been able to trap liim, or get a specimen caught in 

 town, I am unable to name the bird with certainty. 



Thrush {Turclus fuscatus), Pallas. — This noisy bird is com- 

 mon in all the town gardens. 



Naumann's Thrush {Turdns Nanmanni), Faun. Jap., p. 61. 

 — As common as the preceding species, but quiet and shy 

 in its habits. 



Eed-backed Shrike {Lanius hucephalusf), Faun. Jap., p. 39. 

 — The red-backed shrike is often seen perched on the top of 

 a fir or other pointed tree. I once caught one that followed 

 a young sparrow into a room in which I was seated. 



Nightingale {Philomela'^). — The nightingale is not un- 

 common. In the early summer nights its note is to be heard 

 in Yedo wherever there is a garden or shrubbery of any 

 extent. 



Cole Tit (Parus ater), Linn. 



Marsh Tit (Pants pahcstris). 



These two tits, besides other species which I have been 

 unable to identify, are found in the town in winter. They 

 seem to go out into the woods in summer. 



Wagtail {Motacilla lugens), Faun. Jap., p. 60, pi. 25. — 

 This bird, which strongly resembles the pied wagtail of this 

 country, but with more white about the head and neck, is 

 very common. 



Tree Sparrow {Passer montanus). — This species is simply 

 swarming everywhere, and builds in every corner about the 

 outside of a house where a nest can be constructed. 



Starling (Sturnus cineraceus), Faun. Jap., p. 85. — This 

 bird is as common in Yedo as the common starling is at 

 home. 



Japanese Crow {Corvus Japonensis), Bp. — As an inhabi- 

 tant of the towns, this crow rivals the kite in numbers and 

 boldness. When assembled together, they will even enter 

 the houses and carry off anything they can seize. They are 

 very lively active birds, keeping up a continual croak and 

 caw, and making a variety of other noises as they chase one 

 another in strings round the corners, over the house-tops, and 

 through the trees. 



Great Spotted Woodpecker {Picus major), Linn. — This 



