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EMBASSY OF JAPAN 

 WASHINGTON- 



NO. 67 



September 19, 1974 



The Embassy of Japan presents its compliments to the Department 

 of State and has the honor to refer to the Convention between the Gov- 

 ernment of Japan and the Government of the United States of Amer- 

 ica for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Birds in Danger of 

 Extinction, and their Environment, signed at Tokyo on March 4, 

 1972. 



In accordance with the provision of Article IV of the above-men- 

 tioned Convention, the Embassy of Japan has the honor to inform the 

 Department of State that the Government of Japan has determined 

 the species or subspecies of birds which are in danger of extinction and 

 prohibited the taking thereof. The list of them is enclosed with this 

 Note Verbale. 



In this connection the Embassy of Japan would be grateful if the 

 Department of State would be good enough to present the Embassy of 

 Japan with the list of the species or subspecies of birds in danger of 

 extinction which have been determined by the Government of the 

 United States of America, in accordance with the provision of Article 

 IV of the said Convention. 



The Embassy of Japan takes this opportunity to renew to the De- 

 partment of State the assurance of its highest consideration. 

 Enclosure 



List of Endangered Species of Birds in Japan 



Japanese name 



1. Aliodori 



2. Konotori 



3. Toki 



4. Sbijukara-gan 



5. Ogasawara-nosuri 



6. Nihon-inu-washi 



7. Kanmuri-wasM 



8. Shima-hayabusa 



9. Nihon-raieho 



10. Tancho 



11. Karafuto-aoashi-shigi 



12. Yonakuni-karasubato 



13. Akagashira- 



karasubato 



14. Ezo-sbima-fukuro 



15. Noguchi-gera 



16. Osuton-o-akagera 



17. Ezo-mijubigera 



18. Yaeyama-shirogashira 



19. Daito-misosazai 



20. Nami-akabige 



Common name 

 Sbort-tailed Albatross 

 Oriental WMte Stork 

 Japanese Crested Ibis 

 Aleutian Canada Goose 



Bonin Buzzard 

 Japanese Golden Eagle 



Ryukj^ Serpent Eagle 

 Volcano Islands Peregrine 



Falcon 

 Japanese Ptarmigan 

 Japanese Crane 

 Nordmann's Greenshank 

 Stejneger's Wood Pigeon 



Red-beaded Wood Pigeon 



Blakiston's Fisb-owl 



Pryer's Woodpecker or 

 Okinawa Woodpecker 



Owston's Wbite-backed 

 Woodpecker 



Inoue's Tbree-toed 

 Woodpecker 



Lesser Cbinese Bulbul 



Borodino Wren 



Ryukyu Robin 



Scientific name 

 Diomedea albatrus 

 Oiconia Ciconia ioyciana 

 Nipponia nippon 

 Branta canadensis 



leucopareia 

 Buteo buteo toyosMmai 

 Aquila chrysaetos 



japonica 

 Spilornis cheela perplexus 

 Falco peregrinus fruitii 



Logopus mutus japonicus 

 Grus japonensis 

 Tringa guttifer 

 Columia janthina 



stejnegeri 

 Columba janthina nitens 



Ketupa blakistoni 



blakistoni 

 Sapheopipo noguchi 



DendroGopos leucotos 



owstoni 

 Picoides tridactylus 



inouyei 

 Pycnonotus sinensis orii 

 Troglodytes troglodytes 



orii 

 Erithacus komadori 



komadori 



