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For this reason I think its name appropriate. The native name is 

 "sa-mot ba-sit'/' which means "little Hypsipetes." 



Otomela lucionensis (Linn.). 



Abundant on Fuga and Calayan. On the latter island known as 

 "ta-lal'." 



ACANTHOPNEUSTE B0REAL1S (Bias.). 



Occurs on both Fuga and Calayan, but not common. 



Acrocephalus SOHGOPHILUS (Swinh.); Seebohm, Cat, Bds., V, p. 94 

 ( Amoy ) . 

 A little reed warbler collected at Taguig on the Laguna de Bay, 

 January 19, 1902, is probably of this rare species known only from 

 China. Dr. Richmond says that the specimen comes nearer to A. sorgo- 

 pit il us than to anything else he can find. Actual comparison with the 

 type is probably necessary. The bird was killed in a bunch of reeds 

 over the water and others could probably be found in the same locality. 



Acrocephalus orientalis (Temm. and Schl.). 



Chinese reed warblers were very abundant on Calayan. September 25 

 and for a week after the guava and pangdan bushes were fairly alive 

 with them. We have other specimens from Pandacan, a suburb of 

 Manila (identified by Dr. Richmond), and from Taguig, on the Laguna 

 de Bay. 



LOCUSTELLA OCHOTENSIS (Midd.). 



Recorded from Marinduque by Steere and from Mindoro by Grant. 

 In January, 1902, we got two specimens in rice fields at Pandacan. 

 These were identified by Dr. Richmond. On Calayan we secured fifteen 

 examples. 



Locustella fasciolata Seebohm, Cat. Bds., V, p. 109, PL V. 

 One specimen from Calayan is referred to this species. 



Horornis seebohmi (Grant). 



We found this bird not uncommon at Irisan, where we took eight 

 specimens. The young plumage is undescribed. 



Juvenile. — No 2615. Sex? Philippine Museum Collection. Irisan, 

 Benguet. Collected May 14, 1903, by R. C. McGregor and A. Celestino. 

 Similar to the adult, but entire upper parts including head of a uniform 

 olive rufous (in the adult forehead and crown are dark-russet brown 

 without the olive wash) ; superciliary stripe, sides of face, and entire 

 under parts strongly suffused with dirty olive, paler on chin and throat, 

 and with a slight rufous tinge on posterior parts. Wings and tail as 

 in the adult. 



Horornis canturiens (Swinh.). 



Dr. Richmond identifies a skin from Mariveles as of this species. Pre- 

 viously recorded for Luzon, but rare. We got about a dozen specimens 

 on Calayan. 



