Rare and new records of birds from the Okinawa Islands

Abstract

In this paper I report rare and new records of birds from Okinawa Islands with some notes.
1. Otis tarda dybowskii Date: Jan. 1968, S. Yamashiro leg., Okinawa I. (new record). Point of capture: open field in the northern part of Okinawa I. Food: grasshoppers, weed seeds.
2. Haliaeetus albicilla albicilla Date: Nov. 1978. T. Fukuchi, Iriomote I. (first observation). Point of observation: tideland at the mouth of the River Nakama. Food: small fishes.
3. Corvus monedula dauuricus Date: Oct. 1977, T. Tomori & T. Fukuchi (first observation), Jan. 1978 and Jan. 1979, T. Fukuchi, Iriomote I. Point of observation: pasture in the northern part of Iriomote I. Food: frogs and earthworms.
4. Platalea minor Date: Mar. 1967, K. Tsuchiya & I. Obara (first observation), Jan. 1977, O. Ohama, Iriomote I. Point of observation: paddy field and mangrove zone. Food: small fishes.