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THE IBIS. 



SEVENTH SERIES. 



No. XX. OCTOBER 1899. 



XLI. — Field-notes on Birds collected in the Philippine Islands 

 in 1893-6.— Part IV. By [the late] John Whitehead. 



[Coucliided from p. 399.] 



e. C o L u M B .« (and remaining Orders) . 



281. OsMOTRERON AXILLARIS (Bp.). (Grant, Ibis, 1894', 

 pp. 410, 521; 1895, pp. 264, 4G7; 1896, p. 563; 1897, 

 p. 249.) 



This Fruit-Pigeon is found in most of the Philippine 

 Islands ; it is common, and is often met with in large flocks. 



Iris greenish white ; bill pale blue ; nostrils blood-red ; feet 

 dull greenish white. 



282. Phabotreron amethystina (Bp.). (Grant, Ibis, 

 1897, p. 249.) 



Obtained by us in Samar, where it was somewhat scarce. 

 Frequents the thick, low growth in old clearings, but also 

 true forest. 



Iris light brown ; patch of bare skin below and round the 

 eye dull greenish white ; feet coral-pink. 



283. Phabotreron maculipectus B. &. W. (Grant, Ibis, 

 1896, p. 563.) 



Of this species we only obtained a pair near the base of 

 Canloon volcano, Negros, to which island this Pigeon is 

 probably confined. This species and P. amethi/stina are 



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