1878.] THE ISLAND OF NEGEOS. 587 



The number of species known to inhabit the island of Negros previous to the date of 

 Mr. Everett's visit v^as about 59*; and to this number he has added 24, and raised the total of 

 known Negros species of birds to 83. 



The remarkable species of Dasycrotapha speciosa, a new type of Timeliine genus, and the 

 discovery of a second Philippine species of Collocalia are the most interesting results of 

 Mr. Everett's ornithological researches in Negros. 



1. CaCATUA HiEMATUROPTGIA (1). 



[Valencia, d , August.] 



2. Tantgnathus luzonensis (3). 



[Valencia, s ? , August.] 



Of two examples ( d ) shot in August, one has the crown and occiput blue, the other green ; 

 in both the uropygium is green. 



3. LOEICULUS EEGULUS (6). 



Loriculus regulus, Souance ; Rowley's Ornith. Misc. pt. vii. p. 238, pi. 



[Dumaguete, 6 ? , August : bill orange-red ; cere orange ; feet lighter orange ; claws black. 

 2 (juv.), August : feet dirty ochre-yellow.] 



The series consists of eight examples, four marked as belonging to males and four to 

 females. 



The males are in the adult typical plumage of the species. Two of the females have the 

 occiput faintly golden, and traces of the orange nuchal band. The two other females have the 

 whole head green, and the crimson upper tail-coverts covering only half the length of the rectrices. 

 No blue about the chin, cheeks, and throat. 



The male, as figured by Keulemans (/. <?.), only exhibits a red band across the throat, whereas 

 the lower throat and breast possess a large orange-red plastron. 



4. Limnaetus philippensis (14). 



[Valencia , ? , August : iris pale brownish grey ; bill black ; lores and cere dull greenish ; 

 feet light dirty yellow ; claws black.] 



Pure white underneath, the thigh-coverts being very faintly barred with irregular lines of P.Z.S.1878, 

 pale fulvous. Head and neck pure white, a few feathers with brown terminal drops. Back P' 

 brown, each feather narrowly margined with pale tawny rufous. Uropygium and upper tail- 

 coverts pale earthy brown, some of the coverts tipped with pure white. Minor wing-coverts 

 brown, edged with dirty white. Major coverts pale earthy brown, with paler margins and 

 white terminal edges. Quills dark brown, more or less blotched with paler brown and white- 



* Dr. Steere added 21 species to the 38 recorded by me (Tr. Z. S. ix. p. 252)[n«te«, p. 413] as known from Negros. 

 Dr. Steere collected partly in North Negros, and partly at Dumaguete in the South ; but, from the general term " Negros " 

 being frequently all that is given as the locality by Mr. Sharpe (Tr. L. S. 2nd series, Zool. vol. i.), it is impossible in many 

 cases to determine the exact part of the island in ■which Dr. Steere's specimens were obtained. 



