226 Mr. J. Whitehead o?i Birds 



133. Lanius lucionensis Linn. (Grants Ibis, 1894<, 

 p. 512; 1896, p. 119.) 



A common and widely-distributed species in the Philip- 

 pinesj frequenting open country and native gardens. 



134. Lanius nasutus Scop. (Graut_, Ibis, 1891', p. 512; 

 1895, p. 450.) 



Common in Luzon, the only essential to its distribution 

 being open country. Its habits are those of a true Shrike : 

 it likes to perch on the top of some bush, from which it can 

 obtain a good look-out for its prey. This species was 

 common in the mountains of North Luzon up to 6000 feet. 



Iris, bill, and feet black. 



135. Lanius validirostris Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 512; 

 1895, p. 450. 



This Shrike, though found inhabiting the same districts 

 as the last species, differs from it entirely in its habits. It 

 frequents the oak- and pine-forests in North Luzon from 4000 

 to nearly 8000 feet, and in these forests it is somewhat rare. 

 We again discovered the species in Mindoro at 5000 feet on 

 Monte Dulungan in similar forest. 



Iris dark brown; bill black, base of lower mandible 

 pinkish ; feet black. 



136. Rhabdornis mystacalis (Temm.). (Grant, Ibis, 

 1894, p. 409; 1895, pp. 256, 450; 1896, p. 119.) 



The first time I met with Rhabdornis was on Monte 

 Arayat, and at the time I considered it to be an aberrant 

 form of Arachnothera. This idea was rather strengthened 

 by further observation, for in Isabella I noticed the bird 

 feeding and reaching forward among flowers, much as 

 Arachnothera does. In Negros, however, one of my hunters 

 gave me the unsolicited information that a bird he had shot 

 was building a nest in the hole of a tree ; on the following 

 day his companion pointed the place out to me, and I have 

 every reason to believe that these men were telling the truth. 

 The importance of this information was great, as it would 

 place Rhabdornis in the position assigned to it by Dr. Gadow, 



