Mr. R. Swirfhoe on Birds from Hakodadi. 145 
Cyanopolius cyanus (Pall.). A specimen of this bird has come 
marked “Tokio, Japan (per Mr. Oda) Tokio =Yeddo; 
so we must not include this as yet among the birds of Hako¬ 
dadi. It wants the white tips to the median rectrices. 
143. Passer montanus (L.). 
March. A male, from Hakodadi. There is also a female 
of P. rutilans; hut as it is from Yokohama, we must not in¬ 
clude it under a number. 
Mr. Blakiston also sends an Eophona per sonata, Schleg., $, 
but fromTokio = Yeddo. The Japanese name for this is marked 
on a separate slip of paper, “ Ikarugra.” The bird is blue-black 
round its hill near the base, as is its smaller congener of China, 
E. melanura. The Japanese agrees with a winter-killed speci¬ 
men of the same species, procured by Pere David at Moupin, 
but has the tomia of the upper mandible near the base of the 
bill inflected into a flap on each side over the lower mandible. 
A specimen of the same bird, which I shot near Pekin, has 
more white on the abdomen, and a splash of black over the 
whole bill. It was killed on the 29th September, 1868. 
There is a male Carpodacus roseus, also from Tokio. This 
is the bird which I wrongly identified with Uragus sibiricus. 
A male Emberiza elegans, Temm., likewise from Tokio. 
This has a separate label giving its Japanese name, “ Miyama 
hojivo.” A male Turtur risorius is also sent from Tokio. I 
originally guessed this bird to be of this species from Blak- 
iston^s description (Ibis, 1876, p. 334). 
In a note, Mr. Blakiston writes, “ I have among my series 
of skins of Alaudajaponic a one rather large; but I am uncer¬ 
tain if the species varies.” It would be interesting to ascer¬ 
tain if this be our home Skylark. I have Alauda arvensis 
from as low on the China coast as Shanghai, where A. can- 
tar ella is the prevailing species. 
“ In answer to your question,” he continues, “ on Coturnix 
japonica, I find some of my specimens show a little dark patch 
in the midst of the red on the throat.” 
-144. ScOLOPAX RUSTICULA, L. 
April. A male from Hakodadi. This is more banded on 
