488 Mr. J. Wliitclieacl on Birds 



principal Philippine Islands. It frequents the tliick forests 

 in the lowlands, and is difficult to shoot owing to the great 

 height of the trees on which it perches. 



This and the next species differ from tj^pical Carpophaga in 

 having a conspicuous, bright- coloured, fleshy ring round the 

 eyelid, true Carpophaga being feathered right up to the eye. 

 The barred tail is found in some species of true Carpophaga, 

 so this is not a generic distinction. 



This Pigeon is generally met with in pairs or in small 

 parties of five, but one evening in Mindoro I saw a flock o£ 

 over twenty pass the river near my camp. In the trees they 

 are somewhat quiet and difficult to see. The note is a deep 

 booming sound. 



Iris bright vermilion, with a narrow yellow inner ring ; 

 orbital skin and bare skin round it crimson-lake ; bill black, 

 with a lake patch at base of lower mandible ; feet coral- 

 red. 



293. Carpophaga mindorensis Whitehead. (Grant, Ibis, 

 ]896, p. 476, pi. xi.) 



This magnificent Pigeon was met with at between 4000 

 and 6000 feet on Monte Dulangan, the highest mountain in 

 Mindoro. It was some time after we had been camped out 

 at 4500 feet that we became aw^are of its presence. In the 

 early mornings, and. occasionally during the day, we had 

 heard a distant booming note, which sound travelled appa- 

 rently from a great distance. This booming sound would 

 be best written " boo-houp,^^ uttered several times in suc- 

 cession at short intervals. 



On one of the few bright afternoons we were busily 

 engaged setting rat-traps in the vicinity of the camp, when 

 the powerful booming " boo-hoiip '' was heard close by. One 

 of the "boys" went after the unknown, and shortly returned 

 with one of these wonderful Pigeons. After this we followed 

 up the birds in all directions whenever they '' boomed," as, 

 fortunately, they would remain a long time in the same 

 locality ; but so thick was the bamboo and other under- 

 growth, so rough the ground, and so drenching wet the 



