Birds of the Philippine Islands. 471 



Zamboanga G'3 to6'5; and females from Basilan 6"4 to 6*55. 

 It is an almost invariable rule that specimens from more 

 northern localities are larger than those of the same sjDCcies 

 obtained further south, and the Slender-billed Cuckoo- Pigeon 

 is no exception, 



99. TuRTUR DussuMiERi (Tcmm.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 pp. 117, 265. 



Males of Dussumier's Turtle-Dove have been sent. 



100. TuRTUR nuMiLis (Teram.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 411. 

 The Eastern Ruddy- Dove is apparently rather a rare bird 



in Luzon, for previous to the two males sent in the present 

 collection a single example only has been sent, and very few 

 seen. 



101. Geopelia STRIATA (Linn.) j Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 411. 

 Although the Barred Ground-Dove is reported to be 



common in the neighbourhood of Mt. Arajat, where Mr. 

 Whitehead's first collection was made, the present pair are 

 the only other examples that have been sent so far. 



102. Chalcophaps indica (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 265. 



The Indian Bronze-winged Dove, though widely distributed, 

 has also been sent only for the second time. 



103. Gallus gallus (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 521. 

 A pair of Jungle-Fowls were sent. 



104. ExcALFACTORiA LiNEATA (Scop.) j Grant, Ibis, 1895. 

 p. 265. 



Males of the beautiful little Painted Quail from Lepanto 

 are of the usual dark-backed insular form. 



105. TuRNix FASciATA (Temm.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1895^ p. 265. 

 A nestling which probably belongs to this species was 



obtained, but without either parent ; of course it is possible 

 that it may be the young of T. ocellata. 



106. HypotvENidia philtppinensis (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. 

 B. Brit. Mus. xxiii. p. 39 (1894). 



We have a male of the Philippine Banded Rail. 



