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the Birds of Japan. 
288. Bubo maximus, Sibbald. Shimafukuro.'’^ 
The Yamashita Hakuraukai possess a live specimen; and 
this species has been shot in Yezo. 
289. Scops semitouques, Schleg. 0-konohadzuku.^^ 
Common; Yezo specimens identified by Mr. Swinhoe 
(Ibis, 1875, p. 448). 
Yezo, Tokio, Yokohama, Oyama. 
290. Scops stictonotus, Sharpe, 
Otus scops japonicuSj F. J. 
Bather common. (Swinhoe, Ibis, 1875, p. 448.) 
291. Yquila CHRYSAETUS (L.). Inu-washi.^^ 
Included in the ^ Fauna-Japonica^ list. The Keyoiku- 
Hakubusukan have a live specimen. Another specimen, 
male, obtained in the Yokohama game-market: expanse 6 
feet, length 2 feet 8 inches, wing 23 inches, tail, except at the 
tip, white. The Hakubusukan specimen also had a white 
tail (but it is now greyish brown), conspicuously barred with 
black. 
j-,292. Haliaetus ALBiciLLA (L.). 0-jiro-washi.^^ 
A live specimen at the Yamashita Hakuraukai, and another 
at the Kaitakushi. The Ainos in Yezo are in the habit of 
keeping this species alive. Breeds in Yezo. 
•f~293. Haliaetus pelagicus, Pall. ^^0-washi.^’ 
The Keyoiku Hakabusukan have a specimen procured from 
Koshiu. 
294. Pandion haliaetus (L.). Mesago.^’ 
Builds near Yokohama, on Sarushima, where it remains all 
the year round. Obtained in Yezo. No specimen has yet 
been sent to Europe for careful comparison. Kaempfer men¬ 
tions this bird in his ^ History of Japan'’ (vol. i. p. 130). 
295. Milvus melanotis, T. & S. ^^Tombi.^^ 
Non-migratory. Swarms in Tokio, picking up offal, dead 
rats, &c. A live dark specimen in the Yamashita Hakuraukai 
is called Shima Tombe,'’'’ and may be distinct. The nest, 
usually placed in a Cryptomeria, is composed of ^ a large 
