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which was taken on Ticao April 17, 1902. The species should be added 

 to the list of birds from that island. 



zEGIALITIS DUMA (Scop.). 



Fairly abundant on Calayan. 



.Fgialitis alexandrina (Linn.). 

 Fairly abundant on Calayan. 



iEGIALITIS PERONI (Bp. ). 



Fairly abundant along beaches on both Fuga and Calayan. 



OCHTHODROMUS MONGOLUS (Pall.). 



Two specimens from Calayan. 



Heteractitis brevipes (Vieill.). 



One killed on Calayan October 21 was the only specimen seen. A 

 female was collected on Ticao May 27, 1902, and is to be added to the 

 Ticao list. 



Tringoides hypoleucus (Finn.). 

 Abundant on Calayan. 



liHVACOPIIILUS GLARIOLA (Gill.). 



One specimen from Calayan. 



LlMONITES RUFICOLLIS (Pall.). 



Very rare; one killed October 23 on Calayan. 



Gallinago stenura (Kuhl). 



Snipe were abundant on Calayan, and the only one preserved is of 

 this species, of which the only previous Philippine record is Mindanao. 

 About Manila Gallinago megala Swinh. is the common species. Two 

 specimens of G. gallinago (Linn.) were taken by us at Pandacan, a 

 suburb of Manila, but stenura appears to be rare. 



Key to the Philippine species of Gallinago. 



A. Tail feathers, 20 or more, the outer ones stiffened and very narrow; dark 



bars on axillaries wider than the white bars. 



a. Tail shorter, about 1.90 inches; outer feathers narrower.. 67. stenura. 



b. Tail longer, about 2.10 inches; outer feathers wider G. megala. 



B. Tail feathers, usually 14, normal; dark bars of axillaries narrow 



or obsolete G. gallinago. 



Xycticorax nycticorax (Linn.). 



A dozen or more roosted during the day in a thicket of trees near the 

 beach. A young bird was preserved. Another was killed as it sat alone 

 in some brush near a small stream. Calayan only. 



Mesophoyx intermedia Wagl. 



One or two pairs on Calayan feeding in same fields as Bubulcus. One 

 female collected. 



