23 



The eggs of this species are most easily and accurately described 

 by saying that both in color and shape they are like those of the 

 shrikes. They have a peculiarly faded or washed-out appearance 

 which at once recalls to mind the eggs of Lanius. Authors ^ have 

 called attention to this similarity, which is one of the reasons for 

 placing the shrikes and swallow-shrikes near each other in the 

 system. The ground color is dull white ; the light lavender imder 

 shell markings are large and usually confluent around or over 

 the larger end of the egg; other markings of light reddish 

 brown are scattered about the same situation; both lavender and 

 brown occur in small spots over the entire surface. The third 

 egg in the set of April 30 has its wreath of color near the smaller 

 end. One in each of the two sets differs from the others in having 

 a light brownish ground color. 

 Otomelalucionensis (Linn.). 



Earo. 

 Hyloterpe albiventris Grant. 



One specimen of the white-bellied thick-head was taken near 

 Balete. 



Dicseum retrocinctum Gould. 

 Dicseum xanthopygium Tweed. 



This and the last-named species were first found feeding in a 

 flowering vine at Chicago, but very few specimens were obtained. 

 A number of those we attempted to shoot were not killed and 

 about half of those killed could not be found. At Balete we again 

 encountered the two species; sometimes they were feeding in high 

 flowering trees and again near the ground on the fruit of various 

 fig trees. A fair series of each species was obtained. We have 

 never seen either in cocoanut trees. 



Dicseum pigmaeum (Kittlitz). 



A few specimens taken, but the species was not common. 



Prionochilus inexpectatus Ilartert. 



Several specimens killed in fig trees. 



.ffithopyga flavipectus Grant. 



One male and two females are all we were able to secure of this 

 handsome little sunbird. The male agrees with several from Mari- 

 veles, Luzon, in having the breast darker yellow than Lubang speci- 

 mens (/E. rubrinota). 



» Whitehead, Ibis, 1899, p. 240; Baker, Ibis, 1901, p. 420. 



