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that of eggs of tlie preceding species, having hardly any 

 gloss. It measures 0'61 X 0"50 inch. 



50. Urosphena squamiceps Swinhoe. 



One example of this little Bush-Warbler was shot near 

 Kuatun and brought to me on the 17th April last. Length 

 4 35 inches. 



[To be continued.] 



XIV. — Field-notes on Birds collected in the Philippine 

 Islands in 1893-6. — Part II. By John Whitehead. 



[Continued from p. 111.] 



c. Passeres (Part II.). 



80. Phylloscopus borealis (Bias.). (Grant, Ibis, 1894, 

 pp. 408, 507; 1895, p. 443; 1896, pp. 113, 464.) 



A common migrant from the north, dispersed over the 

 Eastern Archipelago during the winter months. It has been 

 obtained in most of the Philippine Islands, and doubtless 

 occurs in those islands from which it has not yet been 

 recorded. 



81. Acrocephalus oRiENTALis (Temm. & Schl.). (Grant, 

 Ibis, 1895, p. 443.) 



Of this Chinese winter migrant a specimen was shot in 

 Abra on 15th November. This Reed-Warbler has a very 

 extensive range among the Philippines and Malay Archi- 

 pelago during its migrations. 



82. LocusTELLA FAScioLATA (Gray). (Grant, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 408.) 



This Grasshopper- Warbler is also a winter migrant to the 

 Philippines, but, owing to its skulking habits, it is seldom 

 observed, and has hitherto been recorded only from Luzon 

 and Marinduque. My specimen was shot in a bamboo- 

 thicket on Monte Arayat in December. 



83. LocusTELLA ocHOTENSis (Midd.). (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 465.) 



Also a winter migrant met with bv me on the Baco River, 



