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It also adds four other species to the Japanese list, three from 

 examples obtained near Yokohama, and one from the extreme north 

 of Hondo : — 



Geocichla varia. 



Carpodacus roseus, 



Falco cesalon. 



Circus cBruginosus. 



Blakiston & Pryer. a Catalogue of the Birds of Japan. Ibis, 

 1878, pp. 209-250. 



This is by far the most important contribution to the ornithology 

 of the Japanese Islands that has appeared ; inasmuch as for the first 

 time an attempt is made to collect information as to the habits and 

 distribution of the birds in the Japanese Islands themselves. For 

 this purpose the authors were specially adapted — Captain Blakiston 

 having resided some years in Hakodadi, and Mr. Harry Pryer in 

 Yokohama. To the 174 species of birds which were known to 

 inhabit Japan when the 'Fauna Japonica' was published, 17 species 

 had been added by the collections which passed through Cassin's 

 hands, and 14 had been added by Whitely, making in all 205 species. 

 This number Captain Blakiston had succeeded in increasing by 46, 

 so that the number of Japanese birds known previously to the publi- 

 cation of this paper was 251. After visiting the various museums 

 in Japan, and comparing their collections, the united labours of 

 Messrs. Blakiston and Pryer greatly increased this number. After 

 eliminating the doubtful species there still remained an addition of 

 the following 44 species, raising the total number of Japanese birds 

 from the 174 of the ' Fauna Japonica' to 295 : — 



Fratercula cirrhata. 

 „ pusilla. 

 Alca troile arra. 

 Cygnus bewicki. 

 Anser minutus. 



„ canadensis hutchinsi. 



„ brenta nigricans. 

 Anas circia. 

 Fuligula baeri. 



,, americana. 

 Somateria stelleri. 



