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LIMICOLjE. 



The Turnstone probably breeds on the Kuriles, whence I have tvro 

 examples obtained by Mr. Snow (Blakiston and Pryer^ Trans. As. 

 Soc. Japan, 1882, p. 109), and is undoubtedly a winter visitor to the 

 southern Japanese Islands (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1876, p. 334). There 



Strepsilas interpres. 



are seven examples in the Pryer collection from Yokohama. I have 

 not seen an example from Yezzo, but it is said to be occasionally 

 found on migration on the coasts of that island (Blakiston and Pryer, 

 Ibis, 1878, p. 219). 



The Turnstone is a circumpolar bird, and is as common in winter 

 on the British coasts as it is on those of Japan. 



335. TRINGA CRASSIROSTRIS. 

 (JAPANESE KNOT.) 



Tringa crasdrostris, Temminck and Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, p. 107 

 (1847). 



Amongst the cleft-toed Sandpipers the Japanese Knot is the only 

 one which has white on the upper tail-coverts, and a straight bill 

 more than an inch and a half long. 



