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VOL. 48. 



of the Yangtse-Kiang River; south to the mouth of the Yangtse- 

 Kiang River and Kiusiu Island, Japan; and east to Hondo Island, 

 Japan. 



Remarks. — This race may readily be distinguished from Ento- 

 mothera coromanda minor by its much greater size, paler colors, and 

 less tinge of magenta on breast and upper surface. From Ento- 

 mothera coromanda rufa it is separable by its greater size, decidedly 

 lighter coloration, both above and below, less magenta tinge on 

 breast, sides, flanks, and upper parts, and more whitish rump-stripe. 

 In immature plumage it is also much paler throughout. It more 

 resembles Entomothera coromanda ochrothorectis , but has a slightly 

 longer tail and wing, a somewhat shorter bill, and darker coloration, 

 especially below. This northern race is very similar in color to 

 Entomothera coromanda coromanda, and some specimens are scarcely 

 distinguishable in this respect; but its large size is of course dis- 

 tinctive. The characters which serve for the separation of the 

 present race from the other forms of Entomothera coromanda have 

 been mentioned by various authors, but usually, at least until 

 within a few years, without being considered of subspecific signifi- 

 cance. It has, however, received credit for being paler than it 

 really is, since proper allowance has apparently not been made for 

 differences due to age. In Entomothera coromanda major the imma- 

 ture birds are very decidedly paler, particularly below, than are the 

 adults, this difference much greater than in some of the other races 

 of the species; consequently, adult birds are necessary for satis- 

 factory comparisons. 



The type-specimen or specimens of this subspecies were obtained 

 in Japan by Doctor Burger, but are without further locality data. 1 



Measurements of specimens of Entomothera coromanda major. 



Museum and No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 





'3 



3 



o 



CD S3 



X 



CO 



3 

 co 



03 



o 

 o 



J.H.Fleming 22019 2 

 U.S.N.M. 913932... 

 U.S.N.M. 110485 2. . 



Male, 

 vixad. 

 ...do 



[Male] 

 vixad. 



Female, 

 vixad. 



Hakodate, Yezo 

 Island, Japan. 



Chiusenji Lake, 

 Japan. 



Nikko, Japan 



, 1902 



Sept. 2,1882 



A. E. Wile- 

 man. 

 P. L. Jouy.. 



do 



mm. 

 126 



120.5 



122.5 



118.5 



mm. 

 71.5 



69 



72 



66 



mm. 

 52.5 



49 



51 



44.5 



mm. 

 17.3 



16.5 



17.5 

 17.5 



mm. 

 19 



20 



19.8 



U.S.N.M. 109404... 



Sagami, Japan.. 



May 9,1884 





19.2 









i See Temminck and Scnlegel, Fauna Japonica,1842, pp. 75, 76, pi. 39; Scnlegel, Mus. d'Hist. Nat. Pays- 

 Bas, vol. 3, Mon. 17, Alcedines, 1863, p. 25. 

 1 Used in measurement averages on p. 655. 



