234 Messrs. Blaldston and Pryer on 
allied species; the species is also included in the list of the 
^ Fauna Japonica^ from a native drawing. 
196. Cyanoptila cyanomel^na^ T. Oruri.^^ 
Mmcicapa melanoleuca, (^, F. J. 
Muscicapa gularis, ? , F. J. 
Breeds on Fujisan; sings prettily, is kept as a cage-bird' 
as much for its song as for its beautiful plumage. Migratory. 
Fujisan, Oyama, Shikoku, Yamato, Yezo. 
197. Butalis LATiRosTRis (Bafiles). Shima-modzu.^^ 
Muscicapa cinereo-albaj F. J. 
Very common in Yamato. Migratory. 
Fujisan, Yamato, Yezo. 
198. Butalis sibirica (Gm.). Chigo-modzu.^^ 
Obtained at Fujisan, doubtfully attributed to this species; 
and a single specimen at Hakodate may be the same. 
Fujizan, Yezo? 
199. Xanthopygia narcissina, T. Kibitaki.^^ 
Muscicapa narcissina, $, F. J. 
Muscicapa hylocharis, $ , F. J. 
The male does not attain full plumage till after the first 
season, the young resembling the female. This species does 
not always migrate, as a specimen was obtained in December 
1874 from the north of Tokio. It sings sweetly, and breeds 
on Fujisan; not uncommon in Yezo. (Blakiston, Ibis, 1862, 
p. 318; Swinhoe, 1874, p. 159.) 
Fujisan, Tokio, Yamato, Yezo. 
200. Muscicapa mugimaki, T. & S. Ko-tsubame.^^ 
Figured in the ^ Fauna Japonica.^ 
201. Tchitrea PRiNCEPs, T. Sankocho.^^ 
This, the most beautiful of the Japanese birds, is very com¬ 
mon on Fujisan; when alive the beak is a pale greenish blue, 
and the eyes are surrounded with a band of skin of a similar 
colour. Builds a beautiful small round open nest of moss 
and spiders^ webs. Eggs five, long, spotted with red. The 
male loses his long tail in the autumn; and both sexes may 
then be seen in company with flocks of Tits, catching the 
