1877.] THE ISLAND OF ZEBU. 529 



Contributions to the Ornithology of the Phi I ipjjines.— No. II. On the Collection made by Mr. A. r.Z.S.l877, 

 H. Everett in the Island of Zebu. By Arthur, Marquis of Tweeddale, F.R.S., President ^' ^^''" 

 of the Society. [From the ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London,' read 

 November 20, 1877 *, Plates LXXVI.-LXXVIII. in orig.] 

 In the month of March last Mr. Everett, with the intention of extending his exploration of the 

 Philippines, quitted Luzon f , and proceeded to the island of Zebu, where he remained during 

 April and the first few days of May engaged in collecting zoological specimens. Since 1872, 

 when Zebu was visited for the first time by a zoological collector (Dr. A. B. Meyer J, who then 

 obtained eighteen species of birds), only two parties of naturalists (Dr. Steere and those attached 

 to the ' Challenger ' Expedition) have landed there ; and they increased the number of known 

 Zebu species to twenty-three. Of the important collection made by Mr. Everett during the few 

 weeks he remained on the island I now propose to ofier an account. Most of the birds collected 

 in March were obtained by him near some coal-mines situated about 12 miles to the north of the 

 port of Zebu, and some 6 miles inland. Mr. Everett writes, "The station is not very favourable 

 for birds as compared with Luzon. Both the species and the number of individual birds seem 

 less numerous .... Tanygnathus luzonensis and Cacatua hfpmaturojiggia are very abundant here, 

 both flying wild in flocks. I saw neither of these birds in the neighbourhood of Manila. I am 

 told of another Cockatoo, similar to C. hcematuropijgia, but with a red splash on the breast ; but 

 I have been unable to secure a specimen." 



The birds collected in April were, I presume, obtained in the vicinity of the port of Zebu 

 itself. Mr. Everett expresses himself dissatisfied with the results of his labours in the island, an 

 attack of fever having confined him for some time to the house. Notwithstanding this, he has 

 very considerably extended our knowledge of the avifauna of Zebu, having succeeded in securing 

 282 specimens of birds, representing 75 species. 



When Mr. Everett commenced his researches in Zebu, only 23 § species of birds had been 

 recorded as being inhabitants of that island. Yet he was able during the short period of his 

 stay to add 54 species to our lists of its avifauna. These 54 species include 6 hitherto 

 undescribed, viz. : — 



Oriolus assimilis. Zostero])s everetti. Turnix nigrescens. 



Phyllornisflavipennis. Prionochilus quadricolor. Megafodiiis pusillus. 



Two known species, though new to the Philippine fauna — 



Hirundo javanica, Eallina eurizonoides, p. '751;. '' 



and two typical Indo-Malayan genera are added to the Philippine area, as restricted by me || — 



Phyllornis, Prionochilus. 



The known species of Zebu birds therefore now number 78, of which no less than 75 are 



* [Published April 1, 1878.— Ed.] 



t P. Z. S. 1877, p. G86 [anteci, p. 512]. + Trans. Zool. Soc. ix. p. 125 [antea, p. 293]. 



§ 18 given in my memoir (/. c), 1 obtained by Dr. Steere (Sbarpe, Tr. L. S. ser. 2, Zool. i. p. 309), and 4 by the 

 'Challenger' Expedition (P.Z. S. 1877, p. 538) [cintea, p. 462]. I enumerated {I.e.) only 3 additional Zebu species, 

 haTing through an oversight omitted Numeniu^ plieeopus. \\ P. Z. S. 1877, p. 687 [antea, p. 513]. 



