M. OGAWA. 



39. Garrulus lidthi Bp. 



(Ruri-Kashidori). 

 Pl. IX. 



One of the greatest services done by Mr Owston's collector is the re- 

 discovery of this beautiful species, which has long been known to exist 

 somewhere in Japan but has stood out of the reach of recent collectors. 

 A short description of it stands in the British Museum Catalogue, vol. Ill, 

 p. 1 02 ; earlier relevant literature is not accessible to me Some comments 

 on the species were given by Blakiston and Prver in their " Birds of 

 Japan," p. 145. 



The specimens before me, 12 in number and all obtained during 

 Aug and Sept on the island of Amami-Öshima, tally essentially with 

 Bonaparte's description of G. lidtJii as given in the Brit. Mus Catalogue 

 (/ c ), so that I do not hesitate to pronounce them all to be of that species 

 In no other island than the one mentioned the species was met with The 

 list and measurements are as follows : 





Localities in 

 Amami-Oshima. 



Date. 



Sex. 



Culmen. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Tarsus. 



O. C. 1328 



Kominato 



Sept. 5. 



Ad.c? 



40 mm. 



174 mm. 



187 mm. 



42 mm. 



„ 1321 





„ 8. 





33 ,. 



T 72 „ 



I78 n 



45 



Sci. Coll. Mus. 



») 







3^ » 



182 „ 



188 ,. 



45 » 



0. C. 1320 







Ad. % 



38 ., 



175 



172 ,, 



42 „ 



., 1325 





,, 2. 





3^ 



174 » 



170 ft 



45 .. 



„ 1329 





„ • 8. 





38 „ 



173 



168 „ 



43 



,. 1322 









39 



!74 » 



160 ,, 



43 



Sci. Coll. Mus. 



Asadomura 



7- 





34 



174 v 



I74 " 



45 » 



O. C. 1323 



Nakagawayama ... 



„ 6. 



Juv-c? 



39 



162 „ 





41 » 



>. 1326 



Konia 



Aug. 27. 





40 „ 



171 



173 



46 ,. 



„ 1324 





„ 28. 





38 „ 



171 .. 



160 „ 



45 .. 



., 1327 



Komi mura 



Sept. 5. 





36 „ 



167 » 





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