Birds of Palawan. 615 



CoUocalia fuciphaga. 



a, b. ^- c. ? ; rf. ?. 



Tliun berg's Swiftlet is very common, and was noticed 

 daily flying over the penal settlement and edges of the 

 forest. 



CoUocalia troglodytes. 

 a. ? ad. 



The Pigmy Swiftlet, though common, was frequently 

 flying high and rather difficult to secure. 



Surniculus lugubris. 



a, b. (^ ad. ; c, d, e. ? ad. ; /. ? juv. 



The Glossy Drongo- Cuckoo is a common species, 

 frequenting open clearings where there are scattered 

 bushes. 



Eudynamys mindanensis. 



a. ^ ad. ; b. $ ad. 



^ . Iris red_, bill greenish yellow, legs plumbeous. 

 ? . Iris red, bill light horn, legs plumbeous. 



The Philippine Koel is unquestionably a bird of very 

 variable plumage. The primaries on some specimens sexed 

 female show one wing quite dark, whilst the other is regu- 

 larly barred. Whitehead's young female in dark plumage, 

 resembling a male, is quite a young bird. Two feathers of 

 the scapulars are slightly barred with brown. In connection 

 with this I may mention that there is a specimen collected 

 by Dr. Steere in Mindanao and sexed male. This is also a 

 completely dark bird, but has new tail-feathers, not fully 

 grown, which are barred with reddish brown. Until further 

 material is received with the sexes correctly determined, the 

 phases through which this bird passes cannot be finally 

 decided. These birds are tolerably common in Palawan, 

 very noisy and not easy to procure. I found that the 

 easiest way to secure specimens was by keeping quiet and 

 hidden and imitating their notes. Both birds shot were 

 feeding on large round berries. 



