collected in the Philippine Islands. 211 



in Mindoro : it frequented the coarse grass and reeds at the 

 edge of the rivei', and seemed much more lively towards 

 sunset, when I noticed several birds fly to and fro across the 

 stream. 



81. LusciNioLA sEEBOHMi Grant, Ibis, 1895, p. 443. 



Of such a skulking dull-coloured little Warbler it would 

 be impossible to write much. The unique specimen in the 

 collection was obtained by mere chance by one of my col- 

 lectors, at an altitude of 6000 feet in the highlands of 

 Lepanto (North Luzon). It was shot in a thick patch of 

 coarse grass, and my hunter was under the impression that 

 he had secured the more common Cettia seebohmi until he 

 brought the bird to me, when I made him aware of the 

 treasure he had thus unwittingly obtained. 



Iris brown ; upper mandible dull black, lower greyish 

 white ; feet pale brown, soles greyish white. 



85. Cettia seebohmi Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 507; 1895, 

 p. 444. 



This small Warbler is by no means uncommon on the 

 steep mountain-sides in Central North Luzon, where it is 

 met with from 4000 to 7000 feet. It is a busy little bird, 

 but seldom shows itself, frequenting the most tangled and 

 overgrown spots it can find, from whence its sharp note, 

 "chick chick, '^ may often be heard. To pick these small birds 

 out of a thick tangle without absolutely destroying them — even 

 with a small collecting-gun — is often the work of an hour. 

 At times the collector is obliged to retire, without being 

 able to circumvent them. 



Iris dark hazel ; upper mandible black, lower mandible 

 and feet flesh-colour. 



86. Cettia canturiens (Swinh.). (Grant, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 508 ; 1895, p. 444.) 



This is a rather common winter visitor in North Luzon, my 

 specimens being obtained in the mountains, and one of them 

 at an altitude of 5000 feet. In Fel^ruary I met with it on 

 the banks of a small river, where it was fairly common in 

 some willow-like bushes. 



