22 THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 



Corvus philippinus belongs to a small group of crows differing but little from one 

 another in tint, but separable by their dimensions, more especially that of the bills. C. 

 vlolaceus is the smallest, then come C. enca, C. philippinus, C. vdlidus, and C. validis- 

 simus. 



3.3. Calornis panayensis, Scop. 



Musdcapa panayensis, Scop., LeL Fl. Faun. Insubr., vol. ii. p. 96, No. 110, 1786. 



Calornis panayensis, Walden, Trans. Zool. Soc, vol. ix. p. 205 ; Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, pp. 549, 



763, 831 ; 1878, pp. 113, 287, 343, 622, 710, 951 ; 1879, p. 72. 



[No. 384, S -\ 



No. 385, $ . > Camiguin. Eyes orange. Stomach had seeds.] 

 No. 386, $ .] 



These examples do not differ from Luzon, Negros, and Zebu individuals. The locality 

 is new. 



36. Munia jagori, Cab. 



Dennophyrs jagori, Cab. J. fur 0., 1872, p. 316, No. 6. 



Munia jagori, Walden, Trans. Zool. Soc, vol. ix. p. 207 ; Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, pp. 549, 699, 



764, 832; 1878; pp. 287, 343, 710, 951. 



TNo 339 (? ) 



L ' " \ Saniboangan. Eyes brown. Stomach had seeds. I 



No. 340, ? . \ J 



The two Mindanao examples do not appear to be in perfect dress. The rectrices of the 



female arc tinged with ochre. New to Mindanao. 



37. Osmotreron axillaris, G. R. Gray. 



Treron axillaris, G. E. Gray : Bp., Compt. Eend., vol. xxxix. p. 875, 1854. 

 Osmotreron axillaris, Walden, Trans. Zool. Soc, vol. ix. p. 211 ; Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, pp. 

 549, 699, 764, 832; 1878, pp. 113, 287. 



[No. 346, $ . Ilo-ilo. Eves white ; feet greenish. Stomach had fruit.] 

 New to Pa nay. 



38. Pliabotreron brevirostris, Tweedd. (PI. VI.). 



Phahotreron breeirostris, Tweeddale, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, pp. 549, 832 ; 187S, pp. 113, 344, 

 952; 1879, p. 73. 



[No. 426, $ . Pasananca. Eyes white ; feet coral-red ; bill black.] 

 $ . Forehead pale ruddy fulvous ; vertex pale grey, passing over into amethystine on 

 the occiput and nape ; from the gape, passing below the eye, a black line, bordered under- 

 neath by i white line starting from below the eye and reaching to the nape ; back of the 

 neck emerald-green, becoming yellow-green lower down ; some of the lowermost feathers 

 being amethystine, then bluish green, terminated by yellow-green ; others yellow-green, 



