collected in the Philippine Islands. 395 



264. Centropus steerii B. & W. (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 474.) 



This fine Cuckoo, like C melanops, frequents high forest- 

 trees ; it is apparently confined to Mindoro. 



265. Centropus UNiRUFUS (Cab. & Heine). (Grant, Ibis, 

 1894, p. 410.) 



This curious Cuckoo is confined to Luzon, where it is by 

 no means common. We met with it only in the bamboo- 

 jungles at the base of Monte Arayat. 



266. Lepidogrammtjs cumingi (Fraser). (Gi'ant, Ibis, 

 1894, p. 520; 1895, p. 466; 1896, p. 123.) 



Common in the forests of Luzon, reaching an altitude of 

 nearly 7000 feet in the central Cordillera in Lepanto. Like 

 C. unirufus this Cuckoo haunts the thick tangles of creepers 

 and low branches of trees. The crop of a bird shot in 

 Benguet contained a nearly perfect specimen of a Flying 

 Lizard {Draco sp. inc.). Sometimes the stomach is full of 

 strong-smelling bugs, making the bird a most objectionable 

 subject for a, post mortem. 



Iris lake-red; orbital skin dull pink; feet light horny 

 cobalt-blue. In the young the iris is brown. 



267c Dasylophus superciliosus (Cuv). (Grant, Ibis, 

 1894, p. 410; 1896, p. 123.) 



This and the previous species are, perhaps, the most 

 remarkable birds in Luzon, and are probably confined to this 

 and the small neighbouring islands. This species was obtained 

 by us in Catanduanes, and has been found in Marinduque 

 by other collectors. The young bird described in 'The Ibis' 

 (1895, p. 262) under Lepidogrammus cumingi is really the 

 nestling of this species. In the forests this Cuckoo frequents 

 the middle growth and the lower branches of high trees, 

 hopping and creeping in the tangled masses of creepers after 

 snails, beetles, and other insects. As many beetles fall to 

 the ground the instant they feel the least shock on the bough 

 on which they are resting, the Cuckoo is continually dropping 

 to the earth to secure them. A female shot at Engaiio on 



