. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds -- Japan. :. The Turnstone probably breeds on the Kuriles, whence I have two examples obtained by Mr. Snow (Blakiston and Prycr, Trans. As. Soe. Japan, 1882, p. 109), and is undoubtedly a winter visitor to the southern Japanese Islands (Swinhoc, Ibis, 187G, p. 334). There. Strepsilas interpres. are seven examples in the Pryer eolleetion from Yokohama. I have not seen an example from Yezzo, but it is said to be occasionally found on migration on the coasts of that island (Blakiston and Pryer, Ibis, 1878, p. 219). The Turnstone is a eircump
. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds -- Japan. :. The Turnstone probably breeds on the Kuriles, whence I have two examples obtained by Mr. Snow (Blakiston and Prycr, Trans. As. Soe. Japan, 1882, p. 109), and is undoubtedly a winter visitor to the southern Japanese Islands (Swinhoc, Ibis, 187G, p. 334). There. Strepsilas interpres. are seven examples in the Pryer eolleetion from Yokohama. I have not seen an example from Yezzo, but it is said to be occasionally found on migration on the coasts of that island (Blakiston and Pryer, Ibis, 1878, p. 219). The Turnstone is a eircumpolar bird, and is as common in winter on the British coasts as it is on those of Japan. 335. TRINGA CRASSIROSTRIS. (JAPANESE KNOT.) Triwja crassirostris, Teniminck and Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, p. 107 (1847). Amongst the eleft-tocd Sandpipers the Japanese Knot is the only one which has white on the upper tail-coverts, and a straight bill more than an iiu-h and a lialf Iouk-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, R. H. Porter
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