Nests and Eygs of some rare Philippine Birds. 235 



over the entire shell with greenish brown and pale lavender. 

 Measurements 38 mm. X 26 mm. 



3. Oriolus CHiNENSis Linn. Chinese Oriole. 



A. Clutch of 3 eggs. Cape Engauo, North-east Luzon, 15th 



April, 1895. J. Whitehead. 

 Shape ovate. Pure white, with scattered spots and minute 

 dots of deep blackish brown, and a few faint under-markiugs 

 of slate-grey. Measurements 32 mm. x 23 mm. 



B. Clutch of 2 eggs. Fuga Island, Babuyan Group, North 



Luzon, 5th April, 1895. J. Whitehead. 



Similar to the above. Measurements 33 mm. x 22 mm. 



The first nest was placed in a casuarina-tree on the sea- 

 coast at some distance from the forest ; the second was found 

 in a high tree close to the freshly-made nest of the White- 

 breasted Sea-Eagle [Haliaetus leucogaster) from which the 

 bird was disturbed. 



Both nests were of the usual Oriole type. 



C. Clutch of 4 eggs. Marinduque, 12th May, 1888. J. B. 



Steere. 

 Similar to the above. Measurements 31 mm. X 23 mm. 



4. Edoliisoma c^rulescens Blyth. Luzon Cuckoo-Shrike. 

 (Plate VI. fig. 8.) 



A. 1 egg. Benguet District, North-west Luzon, 14th March, 

 1894. jl^Vhitehead. 



Shape ovate. Ground-colour pale blue, spotted and dotted 

 over the entire shell. Under-markings grey and greyish lilac ; 

 over-markings dark brown. Measurements 29 mm. X 21 mm. 



This egg was taken from the bird. 



5. Zeocephus rufus (G. R.Gray). Chestnut Flycatcher. 

 (Plate V. fig. 4.) 



A. Clutch of 3 eggs. Cape Engano, North-east Luzon, 24th 

 April, 1895. J. Whitehead. 

 Shape ovate. Ground-colour pure white, with a decided 

 zone of small blotches and spots round the pole of the larger 

 end; upper-markings brown-lake, and under-markings lilac. 

 Two of the eggs have small dots of the darker colour thinly 



