collected in the Philippine Islands. 497 



never seen any of those signs of anxiety wliicli betray 

 nesting-birds. 



331. Calidrts arenaria (Linn.). 



I purchased a Sanderling collected for me in Manila, 

 which was unfortunately destroyed with the first Samar 

 collection. 



332. Hypot^nidia TORQUATA (Linn.). (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 pp. 265, 471.) 



This handsome Rail is not uncommon in the Philippines, 

 and was obtained by us in Luzon and Catanduanes ; a native 

 also brought me one in Samar. It has been obtained in 

 most of the Philippine Islands, to which archipelago its dis- 

 tribution is apparently confined. Tagalo name, ''Tickling." 



333. Hypot^nidia PHiLippiNENSis (Linn.). (Grant, Ibis, 

 1895, p. 471.) 



This s])eeies, unlike the preceding, has hitherto been re- 

 corded only from Luzon, in which island we obtained a 

 specimen at the base of Monte Data, at an altitude of over 

 5000 feet. It has an extended range, being met with as far 

 south as New Zealand. 



334. LiMNOR^NUs puscus (Linn.). (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 471.) 



This small Rail was obtained at the base of Monte Data 

 at an altitude of 5000 feet. 



Iris vermilion ; orbital skin vermilion ; bill black ; legs 

 dull coral-pink, back of legs dull greyish black. 



335. Gallinula chloropus (Linn.). (Grant, Ibis, 1894, 

 p. 521.) 



The Moorhen is common in the Philippines. On a small 

 lake in Benguet (at 4000 feet) numbers of this species might 

 be seen any day. We also met with it in Samar, where a 

 nest and eggs were found. 



336. Amaurornis OLIVACEA (Meyen). (Grant, Ibis, 1896 

 p. 125.) 



We found this species, which is confined to the Philippines, 



