498 Mr. J. Whitehead oyi Birds 



somewhat rare; it was met with only in Luzon and 

 Samar. 



Iris brick-red ; l)ill pea-green ; legs and thighs king's 

 yellow ; tarsus and feet yellowish brown. 



337. Gallicrex cinerea (Gmel,). (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 265.) 



This large Crake is generally met with in paddi-fields and 

 swamps; it is not uncommon in the Philippines. My speci- 

 men was obtained in Catanduanes, and it was also seen by 

 us in Samar. 



Winter : Iris brown ; bill yellow, brownish pink at the 

 base; legs olive-brown. 



Grus monachus Temm, ? 



A large slate-grey Crane, which is probably of this species, 

 visits the Philippines during the winter months. Though I 

 myself never saw the bird alive, it is not uncommonly met 

 with stuffed in the houses of the Spaniards, a priest that I 

 knew having two, shot by himself near Monte Arayat. 



A German friend of mine in North Luzon told me that 

 one winter they were visited by a flock of Wild Geese, one 

 of which he shot, and also that he once obtained a Spoonbill. 



338. Phoyx manillensis (Meyen). (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 266.) 



Common in the paddi-fields, and of wide distribution iu 

 the Philippines. Observed by us in Luzon, Samar, and 

 Negro s. 



339. Demiegretta sacra (Gmel.). (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 127.) 



A specimen shot on the sea-coast at Cape Engaiio. 

 Iris straw-yellow; bill and skin on face dusky black ; legs 

 greenish yellow ; soles of feet bright yellow. 



340. BuBULCus coROMANDUs (Bodd.). 



Common among the paddi-fields. A specimen obtained 

 by us in Catanduanes. 



341. Nycticorax manillensis Vigors. (Grant, Ibis, 

 1895, pp. 117, 266; 1896, p. 127.) 



The Philippine Night- Heron is not a rare bird in the 



