104 Mr. J. Wluteliead on Birds 



55. Lalage terat (Bodd.). (Sharpe, B. M. C. iii. p. 95.) 

 This bird is widely distributed throughout the archipelago 



and in many other of the large Malay Islands. 



56. MusciCAPA GRisEisTiCTA (Swinhoe). (Grant, Ibis, 

 1894, p. 408 ; 1895, pp. 252, 441 ; 1896, p. 540.) 



Fairly common during the winter months, and found dis- 

 tributed over the w4iole archipelago. 



57. Pratincola caprata (Linn.). (Grant, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 505 ; 1895, p. 441.) 



Common in Luzon where the country is sufficiently open. 

 In the highlands of Benguetit was plentiful on the bare hill- 

 sides at 5000 feet. This Chat has been met with in most of 

 the larger Philippine Islands, except the Samar-Miudanao 

 Province ; it has also an extended range over the Malay 

 Archipelago. 



58. MuscicAPULA MACULATA Tickell. 



M. westermanni Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 506; 1895, p. 442; 

 1896, p. 540. 



This most elegant little Flycatcher has of late years — since 

 the highlands of the Eastern Archipelago began to be 

 explored — been found to have a very wide distribution. It 

 occurs in all the large Malay Islands, has lately been met 

 with in Celebes, and is iiow recorded from two of the 

 Philippine Islands — Luzon and Negros. I did not meet 

 with it in Mindoro, but doubtless it will also occur in that 

 island. 



The exact similarity of specimens from all these widely- 

 separated islands is the more remarkable when we consider 

 that the species is an isolated highlander, and that all other 

 species associated with it offer slight or strong differences in 

 plumage in almost every island we touch at. The great 

 differences between the various Merula, Brachypteryges, and 

 mauy other highland forms would lead one to expect a slight 

 change at least in this species. But no ! there he is, always 

 the same immaculate little bird ; always rather pleased to see 

 you ; quite tame, and often frequenting the vicinity of your 

 camp. On Monte Data we had a pair always about our camp, 

 and on those clear frosty mornings, just as the sun coloured 



