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As this species seems to be new to the Philippines 1 should state that 

 the record is hased upon a single specimen from Cagayancillo island 

 identified for me by Dr. Richmond. Bill blue black, greenish at base; 

 cere orange; feet light orange; nails black; iris very dark brown. The 

 stomach contained a lizard. 



Spizaetus limnaettjs (Horsf.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Bds., I, p. 273. 

 A male specimen killed by us on Lubang in November. 



Spizaetus philippensis Gurney; Sharpe, Cat. Bds., I, p. 261 (foot- 

 note). 

 This species is to be added to list of Irisan, Benguet, birds. At Mari- 

 veles also we collected a male in February, 1902. In the description in 

 Catalogue of Birds, fourth line from bottom, "thighs and toes" should 

 read "thighs and tarsi." 



Butastur indicus (Cm.). 



Abundant on Calayan. On September 18 and again on the 22d there 

 were large flocks of this species sailing and circling overhead fully 200 

 yards high. Over forty were counted in one flock. Before these dates 

 none had been seen. On October 14 1 noted numbers flying low down, 

 and killed one. Again on October 17 and 18 great numbers passed 

 overhead in long, straggling bands living in one direction. After this 

 the species was often seen, and one bird was taken in a trap set for 

 fruit thrushes. Native name, "eoo-yab'." 



Falco peregrinus Tunst. 



A female from Calayan; others seen. This, like the various species 

 of Circus, is called "ma-ma-6o." 



Pandion haliaetus (Linn.). 



A female taken at Puerto Galera, Mindoro, in December. A mounted 

 specimen in the Museum was taken in the vicinity of Manila. Secretary 

 Worcester killed another over some marsh land mar Manila, This 

 species seems to be unrecorded from Luzon. 



Halpietus leucogaster (Cm.). 

 Observed on Fuga and Calayan. 



Nixox mixdorexsis Grant. 



No. 1767, adult male, Philippine Museum Collection. Puerto Galera, 

 Mindoro. Collected December 2, 1902, by R. C. McGregor and A. 

 Celestino. 



Description. — -Top of head, neck, and sides of neck narrowly barred 

 with buff; feathers of throat with broad blackish shaft stripes; a large 

 and conspicuous white area on each side of throat. Most of the under 

 parts tawny buff with narrow brown bars and touches of white; lighter 

 and whiter posteriorly ; under tail coverts white. On scapulars and 

 greater coverts large white spots, roundish in form on the latter. Tail 

 dark brown with about eight narrow buff bars. The feathers below eye 



