collected in the Philippine Islands. 225 



from the provinces to the west of the great central Cor- 

 dillera. This Titmouse generally frequents the top of lofty 

 forest-trees in pairs or families ; it is therefore difficult to 

 ohtain. 



180. Hyloterpe philippinensis Walden. (Grant, Ibis, 



1894, p. 409; 1895, p. 254; 1897, p. 234.) 



This Bush-Shrike frequents the lower growth of big forest, 

 where it is by no means uncommon. We obtained a nest 

 and eggs in Samar ; an excellent figure o£ the egg is given 

 in this Journal (Ibis, 1898, pi. v. fig. 1), and the egg shows 

 strong affinities to that of Lanius, to which genus Hyloterpe 

 is doubtless allied. Its habits are perhaps more those of a 

 Flycatcher than a Shrike, as it frequents the low growth in 

 forests, never perching in the open as Shrikes do. A 

 peculiar point in the distribution of this species is that, 

 though it is recorded from Siquijor by Dr. Worcester, it is 

 unknown from the Negros-Cebu group, and has not yet 

 been recorded from Mindoro, 



131. Hyloterpe winchelli B. & W. (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 549.) 



Met with by us from the base to the limit of tree-growth 

 on Canloon volcano ; like the last species, it frequents the 

 lower growth in old forest. This species belongs to the 

 brown -backed members of the genus represented in Borneo, 

 Palawan, and Sulu, so it is probably of Bornean origin. 



Iris and bill black ; feet greyish blue, with a pale pink 

 tinge. 



132. Hyloterpe albiventris Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 511; 



1895, p. 449 ; 1896, p. 467. 



This species was met by us in the mountain districts of 

 North Luzon, ranging from the stunted forests at an 

 elevation of 500 feet in Abra up to the pines and oaks 

 which cover the mountain-tops at 8000 feet. In the high- 

 lands it helps to swell the miscellaneous flocks of insectivorous 

 birds which hunt the pine-forest. This species was also 

 fairly common iu the Mindoro highlands at 4500 feet. 



Iris dark brown; bill black; feet lead-blue. 



