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vember, 1910 (Matsudaira Collection), 
and another example with the latter date 
is in the Game Management Bureau 
Collection. 
26. Larus argentatus vegae Palmen 
A March specimen was given to Bryan 
by the colonists, who are said to have 
reported to him that it had been obtained 
four times previously in the winter season. 
He was told also that another species of 
gull had sometimes occurred. 
The following are sight records. 
27. Numenius phaeopus variegatus 
(Scopoli) 
I observed one bird on May 6. 
28. Calidris acuminata (Horsfield) 
Bryan reports a single example ob- 
served on August 6. 
29. Arenaria interpres interpres (Linne) 
Bryan observed a flock of 11 birds on 
August 4, and I saw a bird on May 1. 
30. PCatharacta skua 
One bird was observed from a distance 
in the early morning of May 3 (after rain) 
at a pool remaining on the runway. It 
was preening its feathers and flew off 
soon so that I could not see it, but Mr. 
Sakagami saw the white part on its wings. 
In addition to the above, the following two 
species are to be added, of which I was told 
by the weather station workers. 
31. PArdea purpurea 
A bird was caught in mid-April, 1952. 
It was in an exhausted state and was 
finally caught by hand, apparently a 
straggler. 
32. Egretta sp. 
Three white egrets stayed on the island 
during the summer of 1951 and disap- 
peared after a typhoon. 
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Bryan, W. A. 1903. A monograph of Marcus 
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Inoma. 1904. (Historical note.) Chigaku Zas- 
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