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with the previous two species. This small Dove is so widely 

 distributed over the Malay Archipelago that it is somewhat 

 curious it should have been recorded only from Saraar and 

 Luzon ; but several species have been introduced by man into 

 the Philippines (viz. Acridotlieres cristatcllus and Passer 

 montanus), and this species may be one of them^ as it is often 

 kept as a cage-bird throughout the Malay Islands. 



302. Chalcophaps indica (Linn.). (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 pp. 265, 471 ; 1896, pp. 125, 477, 565.) 



This has been recorded from all the larger Philippine 

 Islands. It frequents thick forest, and is more active 

 towards the evening, when it may be seen passing low over 

 the ground on the wing from oue patch of forest to another. 

 I believe I saw a different species of Chalcophaps in North 

 Luzon, but unfortunately I did not obtain it. 



303. Phlog(enas luzonica (Scop.). (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 125.) 



This beautiful Ground-Pigeon is confined to the island of 

 Luzon, where in well-wooded districts it is not rare. It 

 frequents the ground in thick forest, and is somewhat diffi- 

 cult to obtain with the gun. In Manila it may often be seen 

 in the aviaries of the Spaniards ; but the birds lose their 

 lovely pink shade on the breast when caged, becoming almost 

 white. 



Iris bluish grey; bill brownish black; legs coral-pink. 



304. Phlogcenas crinigera (Reichenb.). (Grant, Ibis, 

 1897, p. 250.) 



Only one sp:cimen of this Pigeon was met with by us in 

 the mountains of North Leite, where it had not jareviously 

 been obtained. 



Iris dull violet-blue; bill dull grey, whitish at the tip; 

 feet pale pink, with darker lake scales. 



305. ExcALFACTORiA LiNEATA (Scop.). (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 pp. 265, 471.) 



Met with ill Luzon, ranging up to 4000 feet in Lepanto. 

 Though this species has not yet been recorded from Samar, 



