Birds of the Philippine Islands. 455 



G5. HiRUNDO JAVANICA, SparriD.; Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 51G; 

 1895, p. 258. 



A male of the Javan Swallow was obtained in the month 

 of October. 



66. Anthus MAcuLATUS, Hodgs. j Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 5 IG. 

 Three male examples of the Spotted Tree-Pipit, obtained 



in the months of November, December, and January, are in 

 winter plumage and perfectly similar to one another. 



67. LoxiA LuzoNiENsis, Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 516. 



Mr. Whitehead has now managed to obtain additional 

 examples of this very interesting little Crossbill, and all the 

 specimens bear out the characters already mentioned in my 

 original description. Among the examples sent are several 

 young and immature birds in the striped plumage, the 

 smallest being mere nestlings, with the "wings and tail less 

 than half-grown. 



G8. Pyrrhula leucogenys. (Plate XIV.) 



Pyrrhula leucoyenis, Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xxviii. p. xli 

 (1895). 



Almost as surprising as the finding of a new Crossbill in 

 the highlands of Benguet is the discovery of this beautiful 

 White-cheeked Bullfinch, which Mr. Whitehead has had 

 the good fortune to meet with in the high mountains of 

 Lepanto. This interesting novelty, moreover, has the merit 

 of being absolutely distinct from anything previously known, 

 as will be seen by a glance at the extremely pretty plate by 

 Mr. Keulemans, in whicli both sexes are well showai ; the 

 sexes are practically similar in plumage, the only difference 

 being that the male has the outer web of the innermost 

 secondary edged externally with orange-red or crimson, 

 while in the female this margin is brownish orange. Both 

 sexes most nearly resemble the female of P. kurilensis, but 

 may be at once recognized by the large white jjatches on the 

 sides of the head, covering the hinder cheeks and ear-coverts. 

 The upper parts are dull olive-brown, and the underparts 

 are similar, but paler, especially on the lower belly, vent, 

 and under tail-coverts, whei'e the colovir shades into buff. 



