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the Birds of Jhapan. 
257. Emberiza rustica, Pall. Kashira-daka.” 
A common bird in the winter on the main island^ and in 
summer in Yezo. (Blakiston, Ibis, 1862, p. 328; Swinhoe, 
Ibis, 1874, p. 161.) 
Yokohama, Tokio, Yezo. 
258. Emberiza personata, Pall. Aoji.” 
A very common bird all the year round about Tokio. 
Breeds on Fujisan; nest generally placed on the ground, made 
of dead grass. Eggs five, whitish, with brown patches and 
darker spots. A few winter in Yezo. 
Yokohama, Tokio, Oyama, Fujisan, Yezo. 
259. Euspiza aureola, Pall. Shima-aoji.” 
A specimen collected in Yezo, and one obtained at a bird- 
shop in Tokio, compared with Chinese examples of this species. 
260. Euspiza variabilis, T. & S. Kuroji.’^ 
Bather common on Oyama in winter. Specimens also 
obtained in Yezo. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1875, p. 450.) 
261. Euspiza sulphurata, T. & S. '^Nojiko.^^ 
Migratory. Breeds on Fujisan, where it is very common 
in June and July. Nest made of dead grass. Eggs five, 
whitish brown patches and darker spots, sometimes scrawled 
with irregular lines. Sings prettily, and is a common cage- 
bird in Tokio. Mr. Whitely obtained it at Hakodate 
(Ibis, 1867, p. 203). 
Fujisan, Yezo. 
262. Euspiza rutila, Pall. Shima-nojiko.'’^ 
Figured in the ^ Fauna Japonica.^ 
263. ScH(ENicoLA YESSOENSTS, Swinh. Nabikaburi.^^ 
One specimen, procured at Fujisan in July, from the shores 
of Yamanaka Lake, varies slightly from northern specimens. 
Common on swampy land in Yezo in summer. (Blakiston, 
Ibis, 1863, p. 99; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1874, p. 161.) 
Fujisan, Yezo. 
264. ScHCENicoLA PYRRHULiNA, Swinhoe. 0-jorin.^^ 
Very common in the Yokohama game-market, brought 
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