Jrorn the Jsland of Keyros. 357 



the loss of many chickens. Native name " Banug," which 

 simply means " Hawk." 



Elanus hypoleucus Gould; Eagle Clarke, This, \?)^l, 

 p. 534. 



The Black-shouldered Kite is known to the natives as the 

 " Tic'me.'^ It is not a common bird in Negros, and is usually 

 seen singly, flying low over the cane-fields. 



79. Ardea sumatrana Rafl3es. 



An adult and immature specimen of the Typhon Heron. 



This species is not only new to the aviFauna of Negros, 

 hut the species docs not appear to have been hitherto 

 recorded for the Philippines as zoologically defined. It has, 

 however, occurred in Palawan. 



Tiie Negros specimens were shot on the beach on the 15th 

 May, 1889. Mr. Keay tells me that he has often seen them, 

 but never more than two or three at a time, and he regards 

 them as somewhat rare visitors. This Heron is an eastern 

 tropical species, ranging from Borneo to Eastern Australia, 

 and Negros seems to be one of the most northern regions 

 visited by it. 



80. Demiegretta sacra (Gm.) ; Worcester & Bourns, 

 Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xx. p. 553 (1898). 



An adult example in breeding-plumage of the Ashy Egret 

 or Eastern Reef- Heron. 



This widely-distributed species has been pretty generally 

 recorded for the isles of the archipelago, but has only recently 

 been detected in Negros. 



81. Dupetor (Ardetta) flavicollis (Latham). 



The collection contains an adult male of the Black Heron. 

 Although a wide-ranging Oriental species, it has been obtained 

 in a few only of the Philippines (Cebu, Luzon, Marinduque, 

 Samar, Mindanao), and not hitherto in the island of Negros. 



82. Nannocnus (Ardktta) eurvthaius (Swiuhoe). 



An adult male of Schreuck's Little Bittern in the col- 

 lection enables me to record an interesting extension of the 

 range of this eastern species. 



