Birds of the Philippine Islands. 445 



32 a. Geocichla VARiA (Pall.) j SeeboLm,, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 V. p. 151 (1881). 



White's Ground-Thrush was met with on migration between 

 the 15th December and the 8th of February. It has pre- 

 viously been recorded several times from Luzon. 



33. Merula thomassoni, Seebohm; Grants Ibis^ 1894, 

 p. 508. 



Additional specimens of Thomasson's Blackbird, which is 

 a very well-marked species, have been sent in the present 

 collection. Young male and some female examples have the 

 feathers of the lower breast and belly rather widely edged 

 "with light red, but are otherwise similar to the young pre- 

 viously received from Benguet, having rather wide white 

 shafts to the under tail-coverts and the prseanal feathers 

 tipped with white. 



34. Merula oBscuRA(Gmel.); Seebohm,Cat.B. Brit. Mus. 

 V. p. 273 (1881). 



Two males of the Dark Ouzel were obtained in the district 

 of Lepanto — a younger male on the 18th of December and 

 an adult bird on the 6th of February. 



35. Merula chrysolaus (Temm.) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. V. p. 275 (1881). 



The Brown Japanese Ouzel was met with between the 17th 

 December and 24th of January, wheu several examples of 

 both sexes were obtained. 



36. Calliope camtschatkexsis (Gmel.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 508. 



Previously Mr. Whitehead had ootained only male ex- 

 amples of the Ruby-throated Robin in the Benguet district ; 

 the present collection contains examples of both sexes. 



37. Iole philippensis (Gmel.); Grant, Ibis, 1894, pp. 408, 

 509. 



The Philippine Streaked Bulbul is again represented. 

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