. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds -- Japan. 158 those procured by tlic Sicbokl expedition were probably obtained (Temminck and Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, p. 75). The breeding-range of tlie Wryneck extends from the British Islands across Europe and Southern Siberia to Japan. This species also breeds in the Himalayas. Japanese examples have been described as distinct from the European and Asiatic species under the name of Yunx japonica (Bonaparte, Consp. Generum Avium, i. p. 112). It is alleged that they are smaller and paler than the typical form, but there docs not seem to


. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds -- Japan. 158 those procured by tlic Sicbokl expedition were probably obtained (Temminck and Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Aves, p. 75). The breeding-range of tlie Wryneck extends from the British Islands across Europe and Southern Siberia to Japan. This species also breeds in the Himalayas. Japanese examples have been described as distinct from the European and Asiatic species under the name of Yunx japonica (Bonaparte, Consp. Generum Avium, i. p. 112). It is alleged that they are smaller and paler than the typical form, but there docs not seem to be anv foundation for the statement. Suborder V. TJPTJFM. Plantars passerine; episternal process perforated to receive the feet of the coracoids ; palate desmognathous. The Upupie consist of two small families—the Upupidre (10 species), which are found in the Palaearctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental Regions; and the Irrisoridse (12 species), only found in the Ethiopian 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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