530 



NAGAMICin KURODA : 



Fam. Pittidae. 

 115. Pitta nympha T. & S. 



Yairochö. 



Clark, I'roc. U.S. Nat. Mus., Vol. XXXVIII, p. 160 (Tsushima). 



From Mr. T. Mori I have learned that this species was collected 

 at Chöen, Kökai Distr., Apr. 29, 191 7. 



Fam. Alaudidse. 

 116 Alauda arvensis cinerea Ehmcke. 

 Ko-hibari. 



Ilartert, Vög. Tal., p. 247; Ingram, Ibis, 1909, p. 444; A. arvensis (nee. L.), Tacz., 

 P. Z. S., 1887, p. 603; Tacz., op. cit., 1888, p. 464; Campbell, 1892, p. 240. 



A male was collected at Riusen, Taiden, S. ChOsei Distr., Apr. 8 ; 

 another male at Shuan, Keiki Distr., Apr. 19; and a female at Daijori, 

 Kosei, S. Hcian Distr., Apr. 30. Mr. T. Mori has sent me a male 

 specimen from Köryö Bay, S. Heian Distr., May 24. A male and a 

 female were obtained at Kokaton, Port Arthur, May 8. Measurements 

 of the above six specimens as follows : 



Loc. 



Exp. 

 culm. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Tarsus. 



Difference of length 

 between the 5 th pri- 

 mary and the longest 

 quill. 



Sex. 



Riusen, S. Chusci Distr. 



9 mm. 



88 mm. 



62 mm. 



21 mm. 



4 mm. 



£ ad. 



Shuan, Keiki Distr. 



9-5 ». 



92 „ 



68 „ 



19 5 ». 



4 



£ ad. 



Daijôri, S. I Ieian Distr. 



10 „ 



80 „ 



56 „ 



20 „ 



3-5 ». 



ad. 



Köryö Bay, S. 1 Ieian 

 Distr. 



9 



9 1 ». 



66.5 „ 



19 »» 



5 .. 



' £ ad. 



Kokaton, Port Arthur. 



9 »» 



92 



68 „ 



19 ». 



3 »» 





Ditto. 



10 „ 



83 ,. 



59 5 ». 



19Ó - 



3-5 



ad. 



Both wing and tail 



are distinctly 



longer 



in the male than 



in the 



female. The Japanese subspecies, A. arvensis japonica, seems not to 

 occur in Corea and Manchuria. 



