32 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. ID/ 



CORVUS CORONOIDES CONNECTENS Stresemann 



Corvus coronoides connectens Stresemann, Verb. Orn. Ges. Bayern, vol. 7, 

 1916, p. 281. (Miyakojima.) 



Yabu — I female, May 21 ; Hedo— 2 juvenile males, August 31, 

 September 26; Hentona — i male, 2 juvenile males, May 15, August 

 II. 



The adult male measures: wing 325, tail 220, full culmen 58.2, 

 depth of bill at nostril 22.4; the adult female, 332, 229, 63.1, 21.7. 

 Three of the juveniles (August and September) measure: wing 

 303-306, full culmen 55. 1-6 1.6, depth of bill at nostril 20.1-22.4. The 

 fourth juvenile male (May) measures 272, 54.6, 20.8. This latter 

 bird might be an example of the smaller C. c. osai Agawa (Kuroda, 

 Avifauna Riu Kiu Ids., 1925, p. 2), but it is not in a condition to be 

 identified as to subspecies. 



PARUS MAJOR OKINAWAE Hartert 



Parus major okinawae Hartert, Vogel Pal. Faun., vol. i, 1905, p. 346. (Oki- 

 nawa Island, Northern Riu Kiu Group.) 



Yona — I male, August 21 ; Chijuka — i male, September 18. 

 Birds were found singly or in pairs in marginal brushlands. 



MICROSCELIS AMAUROTIS PRYERI (Stejneger) 



Hypsipetes pryeri Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 9, 1886 (1887), p. 642. 

 (Okinawa Shima.) 



Yamanuwa — i female, May 17; Hanza — i unsexed, June 6; Koza 

 — I unsexed, June 6 ; Hedo — 2 juvenile males, i unsexed juvenile, 

 August 28, 31, September 3. 



The naval field party reported that these birds, especially the juve- 

 niles, were numerous during August and September. 



LUSCINIA KOMADORI NAMIYEI (Stejneger) 



Icoturus namiyei Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. IMus., vol. 9, 1886 (1887), p. 644. 

 (Okinawa Shima.) 



Chijuka — 2 males, i female, September 18; Hentona — i female, 

 September 20. 



Birds were found in dense cover in hilly areas, usually along 

 streams. All the specimens were in molt when collected. 



