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



■50. PHYLLOPSEUSTES XANTHODRYAS (Swinh.) (242)?? 



Namiye, in litt. — There is some doubt as to the correctness 

 of this identification, as Mr. Namiye in another letter names, what 

 is apparently the same bird, Cettia cantans. As the specimen, howe- 

 ver, is on its way to Washington, I shall, probably, soon be able to 

 clear up the mystery. 



51. CHELIDON NAMIYEI Stejneger. 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1886, p. 646. — Hirundo javanica? 

 Seebohm, t. c, p. 176. 



52. AMPELIS JAPONICUS (Sieb.) (214) 



Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1886, p. 648. — A. phceni- 

 coptera Seebohm, t. c, p. 176. 



55; PERICROCOTUS TEGIMAE Stejneger. 

 (Plate II.) 



Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1886, p. 648. — P. cantonensis i See- 

 bohm, t. c, p. 176. — This novelty is very distinct, and, as will be 

 seen from the plate, even lets related to P. cantonensis than to 

 P. cinereus. In fact, it differs so much as to make detailed com- 

 parison quite superfluous. 



54. PARUS CASTANEOVENTRIS Gould. 



Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1886, pp. 37^, 650. — 

 P. varius Seebohm, t. c, p. 176. 



55. PARUS MINOR Temm. et Schi. (217) 

 Namiye, in litt. — Seebohm, t. c, p. 176. 



56. PARUS ATER Lin. (215)? 



Seebohm, t. c, p. 176. — It appears that Mr. Seebohm has 

 not examined any specimen of the Cool Tit from Liu-kiu. The 



