30 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. I07 



The noddy terns were collected on the coast following a 2-day 

 typhoon. When taken, the specimens appeared exhausted and in poor 

 physical condition. These were the only noddy terns seen. 



COLUMBA JANTHINA JANTHINA Temminck 



Columba janthina Temminck, PI. Col., livr. 86, 1830, pi. 503. (Japan.) 



Hedo — I female, September 26. 



One flock of these pigeons was seen at Hedo. 



STREPTOPELIA ORIENTALIS STIMPSONI (Stejneger) 



Tnrtur stiiiipsoiii Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 10, 1887, p. 399. (Riu 

 Kiu Islands, Japan.) 



Nago — I male. May i; Yamanuwa— i male. May 22; Chijuka — 

 I female, August 19; Hentona — i female, August 31; Hedo — i 

 female, September 29. 



CUCULUS POLIOCEPHALUS POLIOCEPHALUS Latham 



Cuctilus poliocephahts Latham, Index Orn., vol. i, 1790, p. 214. (India.) 



Hedo — I female, September 29. 



The cuckoo was observed in hilly areas. 



OTUS BAKKAMOENA PRYERI (Gurnoy) 



Scops prycri Gurney, Ibis, 1889, p. 302. (Okinawasima, Riu Kiu Islands.) 



Hedo — I juvenile male, August 26. 



Owls were observed in pine trees near villages. 



ALCEDO ATTHIS JAPONICA Bonaparte 



Alccdo japonica Bonaparte, Atcneo Italiano, No. 11, 1854, p. 320. (Japan.) 



Nago — I male, May 4; Kadena — 2 unsexed juveniles. May 29; 

 Heianza Shima — i male, i female, July 31, August i ; Chijuka — 

 I unsexed, August 19; Hentona — i male, August 21. 



Kingfishers were common along the lower parts of streams. The 

 birds are similar to specimens from Japan in the collection of the 

 United States National Museum. Two birds taken in August were 

 in molt. 



