collected in the Philippine Inlands. 107 



65. Rhipidura cyaniceps (Cassiu). (Grant, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 506; 1895, p. 252.) 



This pretty Flycatcher is common in the forests of Luzon 

 from the sea-coast up to nearly 8000 feet. In the piue- 

 forests of Benguet it was always to be found mixing with 

 the hunting-parties made up of nearly a dozen species of 

 insectivorous birds. It frequented the higher branches of 

 the trees, among which it made short flights after insects. 



I was fortunate in finding a nest containing two eggs on 

 April 29th at Cape Engano. The small cup-shaped nest 

 was built on to a dead branch which had fallen across a 

 pathway in a most exposed position, but doubtless a safer 

 one than if it had been among the foliage, where insect- 

 pests swarm. 



66. Rhipidura albiventris Sharpe. (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 540.) 



This Flycatcher was fairly common amongst the high trees 

 at the base of Canlobn volcano. In habits it resembles the 

 preceding species. 



Iris dark brown ; bill and feet black. 



67. Rhipidura samarensis (Steere). 



Hyjwthymis samarensis Steere. (Grant, Ibis, 1897, 

 p. 225.) 



With all due deference to the opinions of Dr. Sharpe and 

 Prof. Steere, who put R. superciliaris aud this species in the 

 genus Hypothymis, I consider that both of them belong to 

 Rhipidura, but are slightly aberrant forms, like R. cyaniceps 

 and R. albiventris. 



In 'The Ibis,' 1897, p. 225, Mr. Grant supports Prof. 

 Steere's opinion, and says, " Rhipidura has the tail rounded, 

 the outer feathers being much shorter than the middle 

 pair.'' These differences of length in the tail-feathers 

 occur only in a certain section of the genus, which is 

 represented in the Philippines by R. nigritorquis, but all 

 the forest Rhipidura of these islands, and even R. perlata 

 of Borneo, have the tail-feathers graduated in length like 

 R. samarensis. 



