A LIST OF THE BIRDS IN THE LIU-KIU ISLANDS, JAPAN. 175 



with orange-crimson, but the new feathers appear to be a rieh 

 maroon-colour. Length of wing y 7 inches [145 mm ], tail }. 8 [96 m,n ], 

 eulmen i. 25 [3 2 mm ], tarsus i. 2 [30 1 " 111 ], hind toes (without claw) 

 o. 9 and o. 4 [23 and io lnm ], fore toes o. 75 and o. 6 [19 and 

 1 5 mm ].» 



38. MOTACILLA MELANOPE Pall. (250) 



Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1886, p. 642. — M.sulphurea 

 Seebohm, t. c. p. 176. 



39. HYPSIPETES PRYERI Stejneger. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1886, p. 642. — H. amaurotis Seebohm, 

 t. c., p. 174. — In my article I have shown, that this new species is 

 equally distinet from both H. amaurotis proper, and from H. squa- 

 mieeps, from the Bonius. 



This is a resident, non migratory island form, of which Mr. 

 Pryer writes me, that «besides the difference in size and color, it 

 possesses a much clearer and pleasing song. H. amaurotis is known 

 here [Yokohama] as the «Screecher», and its attempts at song are 

 most discordant, but H. pryeri has an almost melodious, connected 

 whistle, which H. amaurotis has not. » 



40. HYPSIPETES AMAUROTIS Temm. (257) 



Both Mr. Pryer and Mr. Namiye inform me, that the typical 

 Brown-eared Bulbul is a winter visitor to the Liu-Kiu Islands. 



41. ICOTURUS NAMIYEI Stejneger. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1886, p. 644. — Erithacus komadori 

 Seebohm, t. c, p. 175. — The type of this new, and very interes- 

 ting species was by Mr. Namiye at Nagogatake, Okinawa, Shima, 

 the largest island of the middle group of the archipelago. From 

 Seebohm 's paper we now learn, that the «Corean Robin » is a 

 «common species» on Amami-O-Shima, which is the largest island 

 of the northern group (Hokobu Sioto). In as much as we do not 



