Nests and Eggs of some rare Philippine Birds. 237 



8. Rhinomyias albigularis Bourns & Worcester. White- 

 throated Flycatcher. (Plate V. fig. 3.) 



A, Clutch o£ 2 eggs. Base of Canloan Volcano, Central 

 Negros, 31st March, 1896. J. Whitehead. 



Shape short ovate, one much hlunter at the small end than 

 the other. Ground-colour very pale dull rufous, indistinctly 

 mottled all over with darker shades of the same colour. In 

 general appearance these eggs strongly resemble one type laid 

 by the Common Robin. Measurements 23 mm. X 17 mm. 



The nest, composed of moss and lined with fine roots, was 

 placed in a hole in an old rotten tree about six feet from the 

 ground. The eggs were partially incubated, and the female 

 was snared on the nest. 



9. MusciCAPULA SAMARENsis Bourns & Worcester. Samar 

 White-browed Flycatcher. (Plate VI. fig. 6.) 



A. 2 fresh eggs. Near Paranos, Samar, 17th June, 1896. 

 J. Whitehead. 



Shape ovate. Ground-colour beautiful sea-green, speckled 

 all ovez', especially towards the larger end, with pale brown, 

 the over-markings being slightly darker and smaller. Mea- 

 surements 19 mm. X 13 mm. 



The nest, a remarkably frail structure, was made of roots 

 and lined with broad leaves. It was well concealed, being 

 placed close to the ground in a heap of forest-drift near 

 some rocks. The female bird was snared. 



10. Hypothymis AZUREA (Bodd.). Black-naped Flycatcher. 

 A. Clutch of 2 eggs. Cape Engano, North-east Luzon, 24th 



May, 1895. J. Whitehead. 



Shape rounded ovate. Ground-colour pure white, thickly 

 speckled, especially round the larger end, with small spots 

 and dots of brown-lake and with a few pale lilac under- 

 markings. In general character these eggs resemble those 

 of the Tits (Paridse). Measurements 17 mm. X 14 mm. 



Nest cup-shaped, generally placed in a forked branch 

 among the lower growth in old forests. The structure is 

 made of moss firmly bound together with white spiders^-web 

 and lined with fine brown fibre. 



