1877.] 



ON THE BIEDS OF THE PHILIPPINES. 



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" On the 1st February, 1875, a party of four officers and three men left the ship with tent &c., P.Z.S.1877, 

 and went up to the high land beyond Zamboanga. The tent was pitched in a valley called ^' '" 

 Pasananca, at a distance from Zamboanga of some seven miles. The tent and baggage had to be 

 transported on horseback. The party remained at the spot the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, and returned 

 to the ship on the 5th, at about midday. The following birds were obtained by the party, and 

 were skinned by Percy at the tent : — 



[Buceros mindanensis. 

 Broderij)us acrorhynchus. 

 Merops pMlipinnus. 



hicolor. 



Entomobia gularis. 

 Pelargojjsis gigantea. 

 Bicrimis striatus. 

 Hypsipetes rufigularis. 

 Ixus goiavier. 

 Phahotreron hrevirostris. 

 Batrachostomus septimus. 



Harpactes ardens. 

 Erythropitta erythrogastra. 

 Chrysocolaptes lucidus. 

 Prioniturus discurus. 

 Calohates melanops. 

 Picceum mindanense. 

 Haliastur intermedius. 

 Tringoides hypoleucus. 

 Eurystomus orientalis. 

 Bhynchwa capensis. 

 Gallinago steimra.'] " 



Two more species were obtained at Zamboanga, which are not included in Mr. Murray's 



notes : 



Charadrius fulvus. 



Sterna hergii. 



It will be seen that twelve species were obtained in Panay, two in Luzon, nine in Zebu, five 

 in Camiguin, nine in Malanipa, and twenty-four in Mindanao. 



Mr. Murray's field-notes will be found added under the head of each species, included in 

 brackets, together with the collection-numbers. 



The ornithological results of the ' Challenger's ' short stay in the Philippine archipelago may 

 be summarized as follows : — 



Specimens obtained, 98j 

 Species obtained, 49. 

 New species obtained, 7 : — 



Loriculus panayensis. 

 Batrachostomus septimus. 

 Picrurus striatus. 

 Nectarophila julioe. 



Genera added, 2 : — 



Batrachostomus. 



Buceros mindanensis. 

 Picoeum mindanense, 

 Phahotreron hrevirostris. 



Pemiegretta, 



Habitat determined within the archipelago, 1 : — 



Mhynchoea capensis. 



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