collected in the Philipjjine Islands. 387 



iu all open country where water is plentiful, even on the 

 river in Benguet at over 4000 feet. At Cape Engano I 

 found a nest containing five almost fully-fledged young on 

 the 7th May. The nest was in the high bank of a river. 



230. Halcyon winch elli Sharpe. (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 556.) 



We met with this beautiful species on only one occasion 

 in Negros. During a collecting-ramble I noticed a bird 

 hammering something it had captured on the topmost brauch 

 of a high tree ; a lucky shot brought the bird to the ground, 

 and it proved to be of this species. 



Iris dark brown ; bill black, base of lower mandible dull 

 white ; feet dull light olive-yellow. 



231. Halcyon moseleyi Steere. (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 557.) 



We met with three male specimens of this fine species at 

 the base of Canloon volcano ; the birds were shot in the 

 forest in the vicinity of a river. This species, both in 

 appearance and habits, is much nearer to Carcineutes than 

 to Halcyon. H. moseleyi has hitherto been met with only 

 in Negros. 



Iris dark brown ; upper mandible black, with a yellow 

 ridge; lower mandible pale king's yellow; feet olive-yellow. 



232. Hydrocorax hydrocorax (Linn.). (Grant, Ibis, 

 1894, p. 520.) 



Common in North Luzon, where it is known to the 

 Spaniards as the "Calau'^; in fact, whenever I met a 

 Spaniard he always began to describe this bird to me, and 

 wanted to know if I had ever seen it. I may say that the 

 Calau is one of the noisiest of birds ; if a small flock were 

 within half a mile it would be difficult for the most ordinary 

 observer to escape hearing and seeing it. So, perhaps, for 

 this reason the Spaniards have observed it too. These large 

 Hornbills are often met with in small flocks, accompanied by 

 their white-speckled young ; they fly from forest to forest, 

 their powerful wing-beats being heard at a great distance. 

 A few quick strokes, followed by a long soar, is their mode of 



