A specimen of this rare species was obtained at Tanuma-machi, Chiba Prefecture, Honshu. The author repots anorther specimen in his collectio nwhich has only 10 tail feathers instead of the usual 12.

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The author reports the occurrence of Fringilla montifringilla, Monticola solitaria magna, Buteo buteo burmanicus, Butorides striatus amurensis, Mergus merganser orientalis, Tringa hypoleucos, Scolopax rusticola rusticola, Larus argentatus vegae in Tokyo.

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Field observation of Urosphena squameiceps were made on the slopes of Mt. Fuji. The author gives detailed accounts of song and behavior during the breeding season containing 6 young was found on the ground in a small valley the 1st of June. Both parents fed young 43-53 times in a day with worms, locusts, spiders, etc. In a second nest found in a similar enviro-nment, the first egg was laid on the 21st of May and the sixth one on the 20th. Incubation, by the female alone, was begun the day theclutchwas completed. Three eggs measure 16.5×13 mm., two 16×12.5 mm. while another egg measures 17×12.5 mm. The inside of nestlings' mouth is deep yellow, and their down plumage is brownish grey.

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The author gives detailed accounts on the 7 species of parrots found in China. He considers the parrots obtained at Makao, Hongkong and Wuchi were probably escaped cage birds.

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While restorations have been made by several authors of the whole bodies of several moas, none has given much attentiou to the detailed restoration of the heads of each form. Herewith are published studies of the probable apearance in life of the birds of four extinct New Zealand birds, Dinornis, Anomalopteryx, Emeus and Euryapteryx, reconstructed by the author from their skulls.

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