collected in the Philippine Islands. 495 



315. tEgialitis mongolica (Pall.). (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 126.) 



A winter visitor to the Philippines ; my specimens were 

 obtained in Manila Bay. 



316. ^GiALiTis GEOFFROYi (Wagl.). (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 126.) 



A winter migrant to the Philippines. Shot on the 20th 

 May at the north point of Luzon. 



317. Glareola orientalis Leach. 



I saw numbers of a Pratincole, probably of this species, 

 flying over a sandy plain one evening towards the end of 

 June, and have no doubt they were nesting in the locality. 



318. Strepsilas interpres (Linn.). (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 126.) 



The Turnstone is a common winter migrant to the Philip- 

 pines, remaining until past the middle of May. 



319. Trtnga ruficollis Pall. (Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 127.) 

 Common on the sea-coast in sheltered bays, and at times 



found far inland on the rice-fields during the winter months. 



320. Tringa suearquata (Giildenstadt) . (Grant, Ibis, 

 1896, p. 127.) 



The Curlew- Sandpiper was obtained in full breeding- 

 plumage at Cape Engano on the 18th of May. 



321. LiMOSA LAPPONicA (Linn.). (Sharpe, B. M. C. xxiv. 

 p. 373.) 



The Bar-tailed Godwit was shot in Samar on 30th of 

 August, but burnt with the collection. 



322. NuMENius PHiEOPUs (Linn.). (Sharpe, B. M. C. xxiv. 

 p. 355.) 



A Whimbrel common on the coast at Cape Engano in the 

 middle of May was probably of this species. 



323. NuMENius ARQUATA (Linn.). (Sharpe, B. M. C. xxiv. 

 p. 341.) 



A Curlew was obtained in Samar on 29th of August, but 

 burnt on board the ' Wieland.^ 



