412 Extracts from Correspondence, Announcements, fyc. 
(e Lobipes hyperboreus, three specimens, in nearly full summer 
plumage. 
“ Tringa cinclus (?). One specimen, I think, of this species, 
with olive-green legs. 
“ Two of a new Lusciniopsis, perhaps referable to CassiiFs new 
species from Japan. 
“ And a very diminutive Locustelh, allied to L. raii 
The following letter from Mr. Swinhoe has been forwarded to 
us for publication by Prof. Schlege!:— 
Amoy, June 1, 1861. 
Sir, —I have no doubt you will be much pleased to hear that 
one at least of the doubtful species of the f Fauna Japonica* has 
been confirmed. Your son and I have been most assiduous in 
our endeavours to hunt up the Biophoi'us paradisiacus, having 
heard that that truly wonderful species was originally brought 
to Japan from China, but our exertions have hitherto been fruit¬ 
less. The other species, however, the Pitta nympha, we hardly 
expected to discover, as its habitat is marked Corea. Imagine 
my joy then this morning when my shooters brought in a bird 
which I at once recognized as the redoubted Pitta nympha. I 
at once communicated the glorious intelligence to your son, and 
borrowed his coloured plate. The following notes were the re¬ 
sults of our comparison, and, should you think them worth print¬ 
ing, are at your service. 
The man who brought me the bird this morning told me 
that he had shot it while it was sitting on a tree at the foot of 
the highest hill on this island. Its ovary contained numerous 
eggs, but none in a very developed state, and its crop was nearly 
empty; it is therefore natural to suppose that the individual had 
merely dropped on the island in its migration. 
Length 8| inches ; wing 4^-j tail 1-dk, of 14 rectrices; tarse 
l^j. Bill blackish brown, paling towards the tip. Inside of 
mouth light pinkish orange. Tongue sagittate, slightly bulging 
at the sides, concave, horny, and split at the tip. Eye-rim black¬ 
ish brown; iris hazel. Ear small and somewhat ovate, orifice 
hidden. Legs, toes and claws light brownish flesh-colour. 
The Appendix to the ‘ Fauna Japonica' says of this species, 
