Hiroaki Fujii, K. Kameda, Atushi Makino, Y. Maesako
Herons and Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo nested at Chikubushima Island in Lake Biwa, Japan, during the Edo and Meiji periods (18 century ‒ early 20 century). Local residents had much experience with these bird species and a deep folkloric knowledge. The local residents ate the eggs and meat of these birds, and used their feathers for fishing gears and other purposes. Some of them caught the young cormorants and trained them for “cormorant fishing” in Fukui, in the Japan Sea side. However, from the middle of the Showa period (the mid-1900’s) they no longer utilized these bird species, even after the population increase of these bird species during the 1990s.
{"title":"Traditional Custom of the Utilization of Herons and Great Cormorants at Lake Biwa —the Culture of Bird Utilization from the Edo Period to the Present Day","authors":"Hiroaki Fujii, K. Kameda, Atushi Makino, Y. Maesako","doi":"10.3312/jyio.51.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3312/jyio.51.1","url":null,"abstract":"Herons and Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo nested at Chikubushima Island in Lake Biwa, Japan, during the Edo and Meiji periods (18 century ‒ early 20 century). Local residents had much experience with these bird species and a deep folkloric knowledge. The local residents ate the eggs and meat of these birds, and used their feathers for fishing gears and other purposes. Some of them caught the young cormorants and trained them for “cormorant fishing” in Fukui, in the Japan Sea side. However, from the middle of the Showa period (the mid-1900’s) they no longer utilized these bird species, even after the population increase of these bird species during the 1990s.","PeriodicalId":55867,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86848475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
. Studies on the breeding biology of the Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea are scarce due to its habit of nesting in natural cavities and relative reluctance to use nest boxes. Over six years of studies on cavity-nesting birds, we observed a total of nine pairs of Eurasian Nuthatch nesting in nest boxes set in deciduous and mixed forest habitats in Hokkaido, Japan (42 ° 40 ′ N, 141 ° 36 ′ E). Here, we report their general breeding parameters and some characteristics of their reproduction. Mean laying date was 8 May ( n ＝ 9), and mean clutch size was 7.8 ( n ＝ 9). Incubation and nestling periods were 18.6 days ( n ＝ 7) and 20.4 days ( n ＝ 5), respec-tively. Hatching and fledging successes were 87.3 ％ ( n ＝ 7) and 85.3 ％ ( n ＝ 5), respectively.
{"title":"Breeding Biology of the Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea in Northern Japan","authors":"Teru Yuta, Daisuke Nomi","doi":"10.3312/jyio.51.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3312/jyio.51.62","url":null,"abstract":". Studies on the breeding biology of the Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea are scarce due to its habit of nesting in natural cavities and relative reluctance to use nest boxes. Over six years of studies on cavity-nesting birds, we observed a total of nine pairs of Eurasian Nuthatch nesting in nest boxes set in deciduous and mixed forest habitats in Hokkaido, Japan (42 ° 40 ′ N, 141 ° 36 ′ E). Here, we report their general breeding parameters and some characteristics of their reproduction. Mean laying date was 8 May ( n ＝ 9), and mean clutch size was 7.8 ( n ＝ 9). Incubation and nestling periods were 18.6 days ( n ＝ 7) and 20.4 days ( n ＝ 5), respec-tively. Hatching and fledging successes were 87.3 ％ ( n ＝ 7) and 85.3 ％ ( n ＝ 5), respectively.","PeriodicalId":55867,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72866273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
. We documented the hooting and cavity scratching behaviours in a captive male Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans during three years from hatching in 2005, and exam-ined these behaviors in relation to the moult cycle. The owl first hooted 14 days after one of primaries was finally shed in September 2006, the second year of life of the owl. Cavity-scratching behaviour was first observed in March 2007, and continued until eight days after the primaries began shedding in June 2007.
{"title":"The Onset of Breeding Behaviours in a Captive Male Ryukyu Scops Owl","authors":"Kana Akatani, M. Takagi","doi":"10.3312/jyio.50.125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3312/jyio.50.125","url":null,"abstract":". We documented the hooting and cavity scratching behaviours in a captive male Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans during three years from hatching in 2005, and exam-ined these behaviors in relation to the moult cycle. The owl first hooted 14 days after one of primaries was finally shed in September 2006, the second year of life of the owl. Cavity-scratching behaviour was first observed in March 2007, and continued until eight days after the primaries began shedding in June 2007.","PeriodicalId":55867,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77593180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini is a critically endangered seabird that nests in China and Korea and has long been expected to be recorded in Japan. In October 2018, the first observation of this species in Japan was made near Irabu Island, Okinawa Prefecture.
{"title":"First Record of the Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini in Japan","authors":"V. Dinets","doi":"10.3312/jyio.50.138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3312/jyio.50.138","url":null,"abstract":"The Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini is a critically endangered seabird that nests in China and Korea and has long been expected to be recorded in Japan. In October 2018, the first observation of this species in Japan was made near Irabu Island, Okinawa Prefecture.","PeriodicalId":55867,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91331044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I attempted to detect differences in crow calls of the Japanese Green Pheasant Phasianus colchicus among local populations in seven prefectures throughout Honshu and Kyushu, covering the distributions of four subspecies in Japan. Vocal learning may lead to the relatively rapid development of differences in vocalization patterns among certain bird populations, however, vocal learning is absent in pheasants (Order Galliformes). The acoustic structure of crow calls in the seven populations exhibited geographic variation. Hybridization between subspecies, caused by repeated artificial releases, within a region seemed to not be a factor influencing this geographic variation.
{"title":"Geographic Variation in Crow Calls of the Japanese Green Pheasant Phasianus colchicus","authors":"Toshio Hayashi","doi":"10.3312/jyio.50.129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3312/jyio.50.129","url":null,"abstract":"I attempted to detect differences in crow calls of the Japanese Green Pheasant Phasianus colchicus among local populations in seven prefectures throughout Honshu and Kyushu, covering the distributions of four subspecies in Japan. Vocal learning may lead to the relatively rapid development of differences in vocalization patterns among certain bird populations, however, vocal learning is absent in pheasants (Order Galliformes). The acoustic structure of crow calls in the seven populations exhibited geographic variation. Hybridization between subspecies, caused by repeated artificial releases, within a region seemed to not be a factor influencing this geographic variation.","PeriodicalId":55867,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80783797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
It is widely recognized that the similarities in appearance between the Crane, particularly Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis, and the Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana, has previously led to confusion as to their accurate identifi cation. However, the actual situation regarding this confusion has not been studied, and it is unclear how much knowledge people in the past had about both species or whether they were able to tell the two species apart. This paper seeks to clarify the actual situation around Crane and Oriental Stork identifi cation, drawing extensively upon natural historical materials among historical documents of the Edo period. Examination of these documents revealed that the morphology and ecology of both species were accurately understood, and that the recorded information is also accurate even if viewed in the modern period. The fact that these two birds belong to different species is recognized and elaborated due to their differences in medicinal use and food processing, for instance. Natural historical documents from the Edo period indicate the Crane and Oriental Stork were correctly identifi ed as different species, and that the possibility of them being confused was low.
{"title":"Investigating the Realities of the Distinction between the Crane and the Oriental Stork during the Edo Period through Natural Historical Materials","authors":"Atsuyo Hisai","doi":"10.3312/jyio.50.89","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3312/jyio.50.89","url":null,"abstract":"It is widely recognized that the similarities in appearance between the Crane, particularly Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis, and the Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana, has previously led to confusion as to their accurate identifi cation. However, the actual situation regarding this confusion has not been studied, and it is unclear how much knowledge people in the past had about both species or whether they were able to tell the two species apart. This paper seeks to clarify the actual situation around Crane and Oriental Stork identifi cation, drawing extensively upon natural historical materials among historical documents of the Edo period. Examination of these documents revealed that the morphology and ecology of both species were accurately understood, and that the recorded information is also accurate even if viewed in the modern period. The fact that these two birds belong to different species is recognized and elaborated due to their differences in medicinal use and food processing, for instance. Natural historical documents from the Edo period indicate the Crane and Oriental Stork were correctly identifi ed as different species, and that the possibility of them being confused was low.","PeriodicalId":55867,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77339991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
. Japanese names are a useful tool for Japanese speakers to communicate sci-entifically about birds. However, over 30 years have already passed since the most influential book treating Japanese names for all modern birds （ Yamashina 1986 ） was published, since when the classification of birds has undergone major changes. Here we provide a revised list of Japanese names for order- and family-level taxa, which adopts the latest classification sys tem （ Gill & Donsker 2018
{"title":"Revised Japanese Names for Avian Orders and Families. (1) Non-passerines, New Zealand Wrens and Suboscines","authors":"Takeshi Yamasaki, Tatsuaki Kameya","doi":"10.3312/jyio.50.141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3312/jyio.50.141","url":null,"abstract":". Japanese names are a useful tool for Japanese speakers to communicate sci-entifically about birds. However, over 30 years have already passed since the most influential book treating Japanese names for all modern birds （ Yamashina 1986 ） was published, since when the classification of birds has undergone major changes. Here we provide a revised list of Japanese names for order- and family-level taxa, which adopts the latest classification sys tem （ Gill & Donsker 2018","PeriodicalId":55867,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74969229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"中村 司先生追悼","authors":"","doi":"10.3312/jyio.50.152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3312/jyio.50.152","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55867,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72409764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"『「おしどり夫婦」ではない鳥たち』濱尾章二（著）","authors":"西 教生","doi":"10.3312/jyio.50.155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3312/jyio.50.155","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55867,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90727751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Bird Community of the Montane Zone on the Northern Slope of Mt. Fuji","authors":"N. Nishi","doi":"10.3312/jyio.50.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3312/jyio.50.29","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55867,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78252403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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