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Birds found in Japan
Of Gould's various works, the works in which birds found in Japan appear most frequently are The Birds of Europe (5 vols., 1832-37) and The Birds of Great Britain (5 vols., 1862-73). Works in which Japanese birds occasionally appear are A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains (1 vol., 1831-32) and The Birds of Asia (7 vols., 1849-83). Works in which they rarely appear are The Birds of Australia (7 vols. & 1 suppl., 1840-69) and The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands (5 vols., 1875-88).
The reason why so many birds found in Japan appear in The Birds of Europe and The Birds of Great Britain is because many Japanese birds come from the Eurasian continent. Many migrating birds come to Japan from the continent, so there are many common species between Japan. The west part of Eurasia is Europe, and many birds in Britain come from the European continent. Thus many Japanese birds can also be seen in Britain. However, although there are many common species, the colour of their feathers are not necessarily the same.
If we take a sparrow from Hokkaido and another from Okinawa and compare the colour of their heads, we will discover that their colours differ considerably. However if we examine specimens starting from Hokkaido, then the northern part of Honshu, then the Kanto region, then Kyushu, then the Southern Islands, we would find that the colours of sparrows' heads gradually and continuously change from north to south, and consequently would feel no such incongruity. In the same way, if we compare the sparrows found in Japan with those from Britain, we would feel that the features differ a little, but that they are sparrows just the same. If we examine Gould's works from this viewpoint, we can find many Japanese birds in his illustrations.
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- Gould Scientific name
- Cuculus canorus
- Scientific name
- Cuculus canorus
- Gould name (en)
- Cuckoo
- Name (en)
- Common Cuckoo
- Book name, Volume
- The Birds of Great Britain Vol.3
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- Gould Scientific name
- Calliope camtchatkensis
- Scientific name
- Luscinia calliope
- Gould name (en)
- Siberian Ruby-throated
- Name (en)
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Book name, Volume
- The Birds of Asia Vol.4
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- Gould Scientific name
- Troglodytes europæus
- Scientific name
- Troglodytes troglodytes
- Gould name (en)
- Common Wren
- Name (en)
- Eurasian Wren
- Book name, Volume
- The Birds of Great Britain Vol.2
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- Gould Scientific name
- Turdus fuscatus
- Scientific name
- Turdus eunomus
- Gould name (en)
- Clouded Thrush
- Name (en)
- Dusky Thrush
- Book name, Volume
- The Birds of Asia Vol.3
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- Gould Scientific name
- Aix galericulata
- Scientific name
- Aix galericulata
- Gould name (en)
- Mandarin Duck
- Name (en)
- Mandarin Duck
- Book name, Volume
- The Birds of Asia Vol.7
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- Gould Scientific name
- Grus cinerea
- Scientific name
- Grus grus
- Gould name (en)
- Common Crane
- Name (en)
- Common Crane
- Book name, Volume
- The Birds of Europe Vol.4
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- Gould Scientific name
- Cygnus ferus
- Scientific name
- Cygnus cygnus
- Gould name (en)
- Whistling Swan or Hooper
- Name (en)
- Whooper Swan
- Book name, Volume
- The Birds of Europe Vol.5
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- Gould Scientific name
- Eurystomus australis
- Scientific name
- Eurystomus orientalis
- Gould name (en)
- Australian Roller
- Name (en)
- Oriental Dollarbird
- Book name, Volume
- The Birds of Australia Vol.2
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- Gould Scientific name
- Aquila chrysaetos
- Scientific name
- Aquila chrysaetos
- Gould name (en)
- Golden Eagle
- Name (en)
- Golden Eagle
- Book name, Volume
- The Birds of Great Britain Vol.1