330 Mr. R. Swinhoe on Birds from Hakodadi. 
308. Scolopax gallinago (L.); Severtzoff, p. 69. 
Horizontal range . Breeds and- is found on passage in all 
four districts, and occurs in winter in districts III. and IV. 
Vertical range. Occurs on passage in districts 1 and 2. 
309. Scolopax iiyemalis, Eversm.; Severtzoff, p. 69. 
Horizontal range. Occurs in winter in all four districts, and 
breeds in districts I. and II. 
Vertical range. Occurs in winter in district 2, breeds in 
districts 3 and 4, and is found in summer in district 5. 
No description is given of this Sniper but in a MS. note 
Dr. Severtzoff informs me that it is a good species, and, com¬ 
pared with Scolopax solitaria, Hodgs., it differs slightly 
though it very closely resembles that species. 
310. Scolopax gallinula, L.; Severtzoff, p. 69. 
Horizontal range. Occurs on passage in districts II., III., 
and IV. 
Vertical range. Occurs rarely on passage in district 2. 
311. Scolopax rusticola, L.; Severtzoff, p. 69. 
Horizontal range . Occurs on passage in districts I., III., 
and IV., rarely in the first two. 
Vertical range. Occurs rarely on passage in districts 1 and 2. 
[To be continued.] 
XXXI.— On the Contents of a third Box of Birds from Hako¬ 
dadi , in Northern Japan. By R. S win hoe. 
(Plate VIII.) 
A third box of birds has come to hand from Mr. T. W. 
Blakiston, from Hakodadi, Northern Japan, containing un¬ 
fortunately only thirteen specimens, but accompanied by a 
series of valuable notes, which I think will be acceptable to 
the readers of f The Ibis/ as throwing more light on the orni¬ 
thology of North Japan. I will continue my numbers as 
before from where I last left off (Ibis, 1875, p. 458). 
Mr. Blakiston says that he has now a pair of Tinnunculus 
japonicus } and a specimen possibly of Accipiter gularis, but 
