230 Messrs. Blakiston and Piyer on 
168. Halcyon coromandeliana (Scop.). Kiororo.^^ 
Halcyon coromanda major, F. J. 
Very vociferous in rainy weather^ when its mournful cry, 
kyororoj can be heard for a long distance. A few found in 
Yezo in summer. By some mistake, Mr. Swinhoe states 
(Ibis, 1876, p. 331), No specimen sent.^^ A specimen was 
sent, and is doubtless of this species, not C. rudis, as stated 
by Mr. Swinhoe. 
Yezo, Fujisan, Kishiu, Yamato. 
169. Upupa epops, L. ? Yatsugashira.^^ 
One specimen, obtained off the south-east coast of Yezo, 
is in the Hakodate collection. 
170. ZosTEROPs JAPONICA, T. & S. Mcjiro.’^ 
Common in winter on the plains, associating with flocks 
of Tits. It is a favourite cage-bird with the natives. Spe¬ 
cimens in the Hakodate collection taken there this spring. 
Yezo, Yokohama, Fujisan, Yamato. 
171. Certhia familiaris, L. Kibashiri.^^ 
Specimens from Yezo are larger and lighter than those from 
the south. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1874, p. 152.) 
Yezo, Yamato. 
172. Hirundo GUTTURALis, Scop. Tsubakuro.^^ 
Hirundo rustica, F. J. 
Arrives at Tokio about 1st April, and departs in November. 
Builds an open nest, invariably in houses, where a shelf is 
placed against a beam for its accommodation, out of reach of 
cats and rats; sometimes a piece of wood is suspended by a 
rope from the roof, on which the birds build their nests; this 
is removed in the autumn, after they have finished rearing 
their young, and again hung up the following spring; the 
presence of this Swallow is looked upon as an omen of good 
fortune. It may often be seen flying in and out of the rich 
merchants^ houses in the busiest parts of the large cities. 
Eggs five or six, long, white, speckled with red. The com¬ 
mon Swallow of Yezo. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1874, p. 151.) 
Everywhere on the main island and Yezo. 
