NO. 2202. BIRDS OF THE TAMBELAN ISLANDS— OBERUOLSEn. 181 



14. Tachomis infumata (Sclater). 



15. Hypurolejns javanica ahhotti Oberholser. 



16. Hypothymis azurea opisthocyanea Oberholser. 



17. Gracula javana prasiocara Oberholser. 



18. Lamprocorax panayensis heterochlorus Oberholser. 



19. Motacilla hoar-ula melanope Pallas. 



PuLo Mandabiki. 



1. Guneuma leucogastris (Gmelin). 



2. Sterna anaetheta anaetheta Scopoli. 



3. Anous stolidus pileatus ( kScopoli ) . 



Saddle Island. 



1. Guneuma leucogastris (Gmelin). 



2. Myristicivora hlcolor (Scopoli). 



3. Sauropatis chloris cyanescens Oberholser. 



4. Lamprocorax panayensis heterochlorus Oberholser. 

 Although the above lists do not, of course, comprise the whole 



avifauna of these islands, they nevertheless give some idea of its 

 complexion. According to Doctor Abbott's observations, birds are 

 relatively scarce and few in species. Those that he succeeded in 

 finding here are, however, of interest, particularly from a distribu- 

 tional standpoint. Judging from the few species that afford any 

 definite clue, the faunal relationships of the Tambelan Islands are 

 with the Anamba Islands rather than with Borneo, although the 

 latter is geographically somewhat nearer. 



Only two papers contain any reference to the birds of the Tam- 

 belan Islands. These are : 



Kloss, C. Boden. — Notes on a Cruise in the Southern China Sea. 

 Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, No. 41, 

 January, 1904, pages 53-80. 



Oberholser, Harry C. — A Monograph of the Flycatcher Genera 

 Hypothymis and Cyanonympha. Proceedings of the United States 

 National Museum, vol. 39, February 25, 1911, pages 585-615. 



In the following list the birds prefixed with an asterisk are un- 

 represented by specimens in Doctor Abbott's collection. 



Family ARDEIDAE. 



DEMIGRETTA SACRA SACRA (Gmelin). i 



[/Irdea] sacra Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. 1, pt. 2, 17S9. p. U40 (Tahiti Island, 

 Society Islands). 



Three specimens: 



Adult male, No. 170877, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Wai, August 13, 1899. 

 Length in flesh, 603 mm. 



* Dcmigretta is the original spelling of the generic name. 



