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cinnamon; lower parts dnll blackish, a few feathers on the breast 

 with whitish shaft lines. 



Centropus steerii Bourns and Worcester. 



Steere's cuckoo was quite as abundant as the last species. It 

 ■was usually seen in the tops of vine-covered shrubs. 



Centropus javanicus (Dumont). 



Not uncommon in grass patches along the lower river, 



Xantholsema hsematocephalum (P. L. S. Miiller). 



The "took-took-took" of this barbet was often heard in the vicin- 

 ity of both camps, and specimens were obtained. 



lyngipicus validirostris Blyth. 



A few specimens of this little woodpecker were collected. 



Thriponax mindorensis Steere. 



A young female, culmen 1.70 inches, differs from the adult in 

 having the abdomen and rump band pure white without any buff 

 wash. 



Pitta erythrogaster Temm. 

 Abmidant. 



Hirundo javanica Sparrm. 



Several nests were seen attached to dead and fallen trees in 

 the river. 



Cyornis philippinensis Sharpe. 

 Eare. 



Hypothymis occipitalis (Vig.). (PI. XIII.) 



Early in April a nest of the black-naped flycatcher was discovered 

 saddled in the fork of a young tree standing in a piece of forest 

 near the river. As the nest was but three feet from the ground 

 it was an excellent subject for the camera. At one time the female 

 was quite fearless of my approach and would still be on the nest 

 when I left. I never saw the male incubating, nor did I observe 

 him helping his mate in any way, unless his presence in a near-by 

 thicket was of assistance to her. The nest measured 2.5 inches 

 in outside diameter and 3.2 in outside depth; the base was much 

 thickened so that the inside depth was but 1.2 inch. It was 

 a dainty thing when new, resembling somewhat the nest built by 

 an American gnatcatcher (PoKoptila) . The bulk of the material 

 was green moss, soft bits of dry bamboo leaves, and fine blackish 

 fibers, the latter being employed on the inside. The outside was 



