ZIEGLER 1954 (INScribed) JOURNAL MAY 1ST MIHO A.F.B. & VICINITY, TOTTORI KEN, HONSHU, JAPAN. WEATHER - RAINY OFF & ON. NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX HEARD OCCASIONALLY. MILVUS MIGRAALIS FAIRLY COMMON, NINOX SCUTULATA HEARD OCCASIONALLY. TWO SEEN ON POT TEMPLE GROUNDS AT NIGHT WITH AID OF FLASHLIGHT. THE EYES GLOWED REDDISH & THE BIRD CONTINUED to call as KEIWOYI WATCHED (AO-BAZU-KO) APUS PACIFICUS SEEN OCCASIONALLY. ALAUDA ARVENISIS, HIRUNDO RUSTICA & CORVUS SP. COMMON. PHOENICURUS AUROREUS SEEN OCCASIONALLY. MOTACILLA ARIANIS, LANIUS BUCEPHALUS, SPODIOSAR CINERACEA & HOREITES CANTANS FAIRLY COMMON. AEROCEPHALUS ARUNDINAEUS & COCCOTHRAUSTES SEEN OR HEARD OCCASIONALLY. PASSER MONTANUS & CHLOPIS SINICA COMMON. MAY 2 BUTASTUR INOICUS (3) SEEN FROM TRAIN BETWEEN YONABO & KOBE. MAY 2 - Z-56 BOMBYCILIA JAPONICA SIEBOLD ♀ (HIREN-JAKU). NETTED BY HIROSHI NAGAMI. CAGED BIRD - STOMACH CONTENTS NOT COLLECTED. TESTES-3X3,4X5mm. FEET, LEGS & BILL BLEED. MAY 3 - Z-57 NINOX SCUTULATA ♀ (AO-BAZU-KO) NETTED BY HIROSHI NAGAMI. CAGED BIRD STOMACH CONTENTS NOT COLLECTED. TESTES-3X5,3X8mm. FEET YELLOW. LEGS FEATHERED. BILL DARK BROWN WITH HAYTON. IRIS YELLOW. THE OWL TORE QUITE A HOLE IN HIROSHI'S NET BUT IT HELD HIM.