4G0 ON THE BIRDS OF THE PHILIPPIXES, [1877. 



P.Z.S.1S77, ^Xi- Bowdler Sharpe*, some of the discoveries made by the 'Challenger' naturalists have been 

 anticipated. In order that the exact course taken by the ' Challenger ' may be recorded, with 

 the dates on which the expedition arrived at and departed from the different islands, I transcribe 

 the following extracts from Mr. J. Murray's ornithological note-book, adding to each extract the 

 names of the birds, as I have determined them : — 



" Ship arrived at Ilo-ilo on the 28th [October 1874], at 5 p.m. On the 30th the following 

 bii'ds were shot. These are all from the island opposite the town : — 



[Osmotreron axillaris. Centrococcyx viridis. 



Broderipus acrorhynchus. Corvus jahil/pjnnus. 



Loriculus panayensis. Conjdalla Itcgubris. 



Entomohia (jularis. Lahuje dominica. 



Sauropatis chloris. Orthotomus castaneiceps. 



PelargoiJsis (jUjantca \ jhxicloicchthra ju(jidaris7\ 



"The ship arrived at Manila on the 11th January, 1875, and left there on the 14th January. 

 The following two birds were shot from the ship during the stay : — 



[Larus ridthundus. Ilydrochelidon hyhrida.'\ 



" The ship arrived at Zebu on the 18th January, 1875, and left on the 24th. During the 

 stay Percy and some of the officers shot the following birds : — 



[Broderqms acrorliyiicJius. iJemiegretta sacra. 



Artamus leucorhyinis. Ilypsipetes philippinensis. 



Sauropatis chloris. Lanius lucioiiensis. 



Ualiastur intermediics. Merops philippiaus.'\ 

 I^umenius phceopun. 



"Parties landed on the volcanic island of Camiguin on the 26th January, 1875, for a few 

 hours in the afternoon, and the following birds were shot : — 



[Corvus philippinus. Arachnechthra jugularis. 



Calornis panayensis. Triwjoides hypoleucus.'] 



Sauropatis chloris. 



" On the 30th of January a party landed, early in the morning, on the island of Malanipa, 



Basilan Straits, near Zamboanga, and returned to the ship at 2 p.m. The following birds were 



shot : — 



[Eudynamis mi7idanensis. Numenius phceopus. 



Myristicivora hicolor. Nectarophila julice. 



Haliastur intermedins. Tetanus incanus. 



Tanyfjnathus lucionensis. Hypothymis azurea.'] 



Felarrjopsis (jifjantea. 



* Trans. Linn. Soo. ser. 2, Zool. vol. i. p. 307. I am much indebted to Mr. Sbarpc for liis courtesy in permitting me to 

 peruse his paper while it was jiassing through the press. Without this assistance it would have beeu impossible for me to 

 have completed this report at so earl}' a date. 



