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  PHILIPPINE 
  QByiTHOLOaY— 
  WORCESTER 
  AND 
  BOURNS. 
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  Mariiidaque 
  is 
  an 
  island 
  nearly 
  round 
  in 
  outline, 
  and 
  about 
  40 
  miles 
  

   in 
  diameter. 
  It 
  lies 
  some 
  1*0 
  miles 
  from 
  the 
  coast 
  of 
  Luzon, 
  but 
  the 
  

   intervening 
  space 
  is 
  partially 
  bridged 
  by 
  several 
  islets, 
  and 
  the 
  water 
  

   is 
  shallow. 
  

  

  The 
  birds 
  of 
  this 
  island 
  are 
  known 
  chiefly 
  through 
  the 
  collections 
  of 
  

   the 
  Steere 
  expedition, 
  made 
  in 
  1888. 
  Our 
  headquarters 
  were 
  at 
  Boac, 
  

   and 
  there 
  was 
  no 
  really 
  good 
  collecting 
  ground 
  within 
  reach. 
  We 
  

   obtained 
  74 
  species 
  of 
  birds, 
  however. 
  Every 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  Philippine 
  

   species 
  obtained 
  in 
  JMarinduque 
  is 
  also 
  recorded 
  from 
  Luzon, 
  while 
  the 
  

   occurrence 
  of 
  such 
  species 
  as 
  Hydroconuio 
  hydrocorax, 
  Penelopides 
  

   maiiiUae, 
  Da.sylophus 
  superciliosHs, 
  Lepidoyrammus 
  cioningij 
  Prioniturus 
  

   luconensis, 
  Loriculus 
  philippensis, 
  Chrysocolaptes 
  Jutematribon, 
  Micros- 
  

   tictus 
  funehris, 
  and 
  Cittocincla 
  luzoniensis 
  is 
  proof 
  positive 
  that 
  Marin- 
  

   duque 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  considered 
  a 
  fragment 
  of 
  Luzon. 
  

  

  Catanduanes 
  is 
  a 
  larger 
  island 
  than 
  ]Maiindu([ue. 
  It 
  lies 
  east 
  of 
  the 
  

   southern 
  portion 
  of 
  Luzon, 
  and 
  is 
  dis;tant 
  about 
  (5 
  miles 
  from 
  that 
  

   island. 
  I 
  know 
  notliing 
  of 
  it 
  personally, 
  but 
  my 
  friend, 
  Sor. 
  Jose 
  

   Quadras, 
  the 
  well 
  known 
  conchologist, 
  who 
  has 
  gathered 
  land 
  moUusca 
  

   on 
  the 
  island, 
  informed 
  me 
  that 
  it 
  was 
  mountainous 
  and 
  abundantly 
  

   wooded. 
  

  

  Its 
  birds 
  are 
  known 
  to 
  us 
  <inly 
  through 
  the 
  collections 
  of 
  Whitehead, 
  

   the 
  first 
  ornithologist 
  to 
  visit 
  it. 
  

  

  As 
  in 
  the 
  case 
  of 
  Marinduque, 
  all 
  the 
  Philippine 
  species 
  recorded 
  

   are 
  also 
  known 
  from 
  Luzon, 
  while 
  the 
  occurrence 
  of 
  the 
  following 
  

   characteristic 
  Luzon 
  species 
  makes 
  it 
  safe 
  for 
  us 
  to 
  class 
  it 
  as 
  another 
  

   detached 
  fragment 
  of 
  that 
  island: 
  

  

  1. 
  Pliabotreron 
  leucotis. 
  5. 
  Microstictus 
  fiiiiehris. 
  

  

  2. 
  Dasi/loplnis 
  siijyerciliosus. 
  6. 
  Cinuyris 
  excellens. 
  

  

  3. 
  Loriculus 
  phiUppensis. 
  7. 
  Orthotomiis 
  dtrhiatms. 
  

  

  4. 
  Ii/uyipivKS 
  caUdiro^tris. 
  8. 
  Cittocincla 
  luzoniensis. 
  

  

  FUGA. 
  

  

  • 
  Fuga 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  Babuyanes 
  islands. 
  It 
  lies 
  some 
  15 
  miles 
  off 
  the 
  

   north 
  coast 
  of 
  Luzon. 
  Mr. 
  Whitehead 
  made 
  a 
  brief 
  enforced 
  stay 
  there, 
  

   being 
  driven 
  off 
  shore 
  while 
  attempting 
  to 
  make 
  Oape 
  Engano. 
  

  

  One 
  of 
  the 
  seven 
  species 
  of 
  birds 
  obtained 
  makes 
  us 
  wish 
  that 
  he 
  

   had 
  tarried 
  long 
  enough 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  more 
  complete 
  collection. 
  In 
  Hyp- 
  

   sijjetcs 
  fuf/cn.sis 
  we 
  have 
  the 
  only 
  known 
  Philii)pine 
  representative 
  of 
  

   this 
  genus. 
  The 
  remaining 
  forms 
  give 
  us 
  no 
  clew 
  as 
  to 
  whether 
  or 
  not 
  

   there 
  is 
  a 
  close 
  relationship 
  between 
  the 
  Fuga 
  and 
  Luzon 
  birds. 
  The 
  

   collector 
  who 
  is 
  plucky 
  enough 
  to 
  face 
  the 
  strong 
  winds 
  and 
  dangerous 
  

   currents 
  which 
  make 
  navigation 
  among 
  the 
  Batanes 
  and 
  Babuyanes 
  

   islands 
  so 
  dangerous 
  that 
  the 
  mail 
  steamers 
  make 
  the 
  run 
  but 
  twice 
  a 
  

   year, 
  " 
  weather 
  permitting," 
  will 
  make 
  valuable 
  discoveries, 
  provided 
  

   he 
  can 
  reach 
  the 
  more 
  important 
  islands 
  of 
  the 
  chain 
  and 
  contrive 
  to 
  

   live 
  on 
  them 
  after 
  he 
  gets 
  there. 
  

  

  