25 



Corvus pusillus Tweed. 



Corone philippina Bp. 



Both species of crow are very al)iindant in Mindoro. 



BIRDS FROM SMALL ISLANDS ADJACENT TO MINDORO. 



The species recorded in the following lists were noted by Dean 

 C. Worcester and the writer during a few hours on Maestre de 

 Campo, Semerara, and Sil)ay. x\ll three of the islands are near 

 Mindoro and are within the 100-fathom line, which extends out- 

 ward from the eastern and southern coast of the larger island so as 

 to include these smaller ones. 



A second list of birds from Semerara is also introduced, giving 

 the observations made by Dean C. Worcester on a subsequent visit 

 to that locality. 



MAESTRE DE CAMPO. 



Maestre de Campo lies directly to the east of Mindoro ; its surface 

 is elevated and broken; some of the summits, which we had not 

 time to visit, are crowned witli small patches of forest. jSTone of 

 the species observed are of importance, with the possible exception 

 of a Centropus, of which no specimen was taken. 



LIST OF BIRDS NOTED ON MAESTRE DE CAMPO NOVEMBER 8, 1904. 



Streptopolia chissumeri (Temm. ), 

 Haliastur intermedins Guiney. 

 Tanyf,'niitlius luconensis (Linn.). 

 EuiTHtonms orientalis (Linn.). 

 Halcyon gularis ( Kuhl ) . 

 Halcyon chloris (Bodd.). 

 Endynamis sp. 

 Centropus sp. 

 HiruTido gutturalis Scop. 

 Hypothyniis occipitalis Vig. 



Acanthopneuste boi'ealis (Bias.), 

 Otoniela lucionensis (Linn.). 

 Dicaeum (Kittlitz). 

 Cinnyris jugularis (Linn.). 

 Motacilla melanope Pallas. 

 Antlms rufulus Vieill. 

 Anthus gustavi Svvinli. 

 Oriolus chinensis Linn. 

 Sarcops calvus ( Linn. ) . 

 Corone philipi)ina Bp. 



SEMEIURA. 



Semerara lies to the southward of ^liudoro and has no high eleva- 

 tions; however, the summits of the hills l)ear small patches of trees. 

 A large part of this island is covered with grass. A species of 

 fruit thrush was observed here, but none of the l)ird8 were killed, 



Worcester visited the island again on July 24, 11)05, and col- 

 lected specimens of the loJc which proves to l)e the Mindoro species; 



