collected in the Philippine Islands. 241 



190. AcRiDoTHEKES cRisTATELLUs (Gmel.). (Sliarpe^ Cat. 

 B. xiii. p. 9.2.) 



A species imported by one of the Governors- General of the 

 Philippines, for the purj)ose of destroying locusts. At present 

 this Starling has not spread beyond the neighbourhood of 

 Manila, where it is known as the "Martinez" (the Governor's 

 name) by the Indians. 



191. Sarcops calvus (Linn.). (Grant, Ibis, 1891, p. 517; 

 1895, p.258 and p.456; 1896, p. 469 and p. 554; 1897,p.240.) 



Quite one of the ornithological features of the Philippines. 

 Like the Great Hornbill, this species has also been noticed 

 by the Spaniards, and is known to them as the " CoUato.'' 

 It is supposed to learn to imitate the human voice, and for 

 that reason it is often kept in a cage. 



The CoUato is a busy, lively bird, being found in numbers 

 in the forests when its favourite fruit is ripe. It is also 

 very partial to dead tree-trunks, nesting and roosting in the 

 numerous Woodpeckers' borings. The noise made by the 

 wings during flight is very audible. In Samar a pair were 

 very busy prospecting some old posts within a few feet of 

 our house, but we left before they had commenced to build. 

 The note is a peculiar click, metallic but not displeasing. 

 The species reaches an elevation of 3000 feet in Benguet. 



192. Calornis panayensis (Scop.). (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 260 and p. 456.) 



Found throughout the entire archipelago. More plentiful 

 in the plantations and open districts, but visiting certain 

 fruit-bearing forest-trees in large flocks. The species nests 

 and roosts in the old tree-trunks which are bored by Wood- 

 peckers ; it is also very partial to dove-cots, filling up the 

 boxes with grass and other nesting-materials, eggs and young 

 in all stages being met with at the same time. 



Iris vermilion ; bill and feet black. 



193. MuNiA JAGORI Cabanis. (Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 554.) 

 Common and dispersed throughout the entire group ; here, 



as elsewhere, a pest to rice-growers, frequenting the paddi- 

 fields in large numbers. 



