THE BIRDS OF CALAYAN AND FUGA, BABUYAN 



GROUP. 



Bv Richard C. McGregor. 



INTRODUCTORY NOTE. 



Due north of Luzon are a number of small islands known as the 

 Babuyanes, and north of this group are the Batanes. The small lot of 

 birds secured on Fuga Island by Mr. John Whitehead has been the 

 only collection known from any of these islands. In August, 1903, we 

 took a steamer to Aparri, in north Luzon, where after much delay we 

 secured a native boat to take us to the Islands of Fuga and Calayan in 

 the Babuyanes. I intended to visit Camiguin as well, but owing to 

 the light and variable breezes it was found to be impracticable. 



The present paper deals with the collection of over 1,000 skins which 

 was made on Calayan and Fuga. A few species from Luzon and other 

 islands are also discussed in their proper order. Three species from 

 Ticao and one from Lubang, overlooked or not identified before, are 

 now recorded for the first time and may he added to my lists from 

 those islands in former bulletins. The nomenclature of this paper fol- 

 lows closely that of Sharpens Hand List and the Catalogue of Birds. 

 Salangana "has been substituted for CoUocalia, and Otus for Scops. My 

 thanks are due to Secretary Worcester, who has continued to direct our 

 collecting operations, and to Dr. Charles W. Eichmond, of the United 

 States National Museum, who has kindly identified a number of doubt- 

 ful species. 



The following species are described as new : 



Turnix Worcester! Eudynamis frater. 



Macropygia phsea. Zosterops flavissinia. 



Otus cuyensis. Hyloterpe fallax. 

 Otus calayensis. 



The following forms arc new to the Philippines: 



Sphenocercus formosre. Acrocephalus sorgophilus. 



Oceanodroma, species. Chelidon dasypus. 



Sterna fluviatilis Clivicola riparia. 



Polionetta zonorhyncha. Astur cuculoides. 



Mareca penelope. Tardus pallidas. 



Spodiopsar sericeus. Antigone sharpei. 



Chrysomitris spinus. Fringilla montifringilla. 

 Saxicola tenanthe. 



