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tional to those recorded by Mr. Cassin, and submitted most of them 

 to me for inspection. On these I have already reported (Proc. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., 1886, pp. 634 — 65 1). A few months later, Mr. H. Pryer, 

 visited the same localities, accompanied by a native collector who 

 remained some time after Mr. Pryer left, the time spent by the 

 collector on the islands being about four months. Mr. Namiye had 

 only very limited opportunities for collecting, and I am informed that 

 Mr. Pryer's and his assistant's main object was to collect Lepido- 

 ptera, while the birds only came in for second place. Mr, Henry 

 Seebohm has recently (Ibis, 1887, April, pp. 173 — 182) reported on 

 this collection. 



If we now consider, that the ornithological collections have 

 hitherto been confined to the central group of the chain which con- 

 nects Japan with Formosa, while all the other islands are, as yet, 

 entirely unexplored, it is safe to predict, that a thorough exploration 

 of this most interestingregion will increase the list of birds materially, 

 and will bring to light many new forms. 



1. STERNA SINENSIS Gmel. (62)* 



Sterna minuta Cassin, Perry's Exp. Jap., II, p. 248. — Sterna 

 sinensis Seebohm, Ibis, 1887, p. 181. 



2. STERNA MELANAUCHEN Temm. 

 Seebohm, t. c, p. 181. 



3. STERNA DOUGALLI Mont. 

 Seebohm, t. c, p. 181. 



4. ANOUS STOLIDUS (Lin.) (64V2) 



Swinhoe, P. Z. S., 1870, p. 603. — A male was collected by 

 Mr. Cuthbert Collingwood, July, 1865, in N. lat. 28°4o', E. long. 



* The number in paranthesis following the specific narae is that of the bird in 

 Blakiston & Bryer's «Birds of Japan», Trans. As. Soc. Japan, X, 1882, pp. 84 — 186. 



