collected in the Philippine Islands. 383 



I am quite sure it will be met with on that island, as during 

 a long ride one night over some barren sandy ground I 

 repeatedly heard its note. 



Iris black ; bill and feet brown. 



213. Lyncornis macrotis (Vigors), (Grants Ibis^ 189A, 

 p. 519; 1895, p. 463.) 



Fairly common in the lower valleys in the mountainous 

 districts of North Luzon. This species has the pretty 

 habit of its Malay cousin, L, temmincki. Just at the 

 last moment of the tropical day, when the highest heavens 

 are tinged with the soft light of the setting sun, Lyncornis 

 leaves its bed. among the dead leaves and grass and flies 

 high into the air, rising and descending with vertically-held 

 wings, uttering every now and then its pretty whistle, 

 " Tet-a-bow, tet-a-bow.'^ But soon, when the last rays have 

 ceased to gild the sky, it descends to mother earth to feed 

 on winged insects, its pretty note being then exchanged for a 

 frog-like croak. Towards sunrise Lyncornis once more rises 

 to the heavens and utters the same " Tet-a-bow," but it 

 shortly dives to the ground, and rests unseen until tiie 

 evening light again tempts it from its concealment. 



Either this species or an allied one occurs in the mountains 

 of Mindoro, as I often heard its evening cry when camped 

 out at 4500 feet. I have little doubt that I saw one of the 

 genus in Samar, though I never heard it. 



214. Lyncornis MiNDANENsisTweedd. (Grant, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 519.) 



One specimen obtained in Benguet at an altitude of 3000 

 feet, where it was flying in company with L. macrotis, which 

 was much more plentiful. Whether these two species are 

 distinct or not is an open question. They are certainly 

 very similar and frequent the same district, so that it is 

 rather difficult to believe that two forms so closely allied are 

 really distinct. Apart, however, from the slight differences 

 in coloration, this species seems to be a slightly smaller 

 bird. 



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