620 Mr. W. P. Lowe on some 



There is, however, a considerable difference between the 

 sexes, the female being paler throughout and having more 

 white on the abdomen. Paired birds were frequently seen, 

 and the sexes are easily distinguished in the field. 



The Palawan Black Shama is common in the under- 

 growth of the forest, and is^ on account of its lovely song, 

 pied plumage, and graceful appearance, one of the most 

 attractive birds on the island. 



Locustella ochotensis. 



a. ^ ad. 



The Yellow Grasshopper-Warbler does not appear to have 

 been previously recorded from Palawan, where it occurs on 

 migration. This specimen was found in a patch of sweet 

 potatoes. 



Orthotomus ruficeps. 



a, h. S ad. 



The Rufous-headed Tailor-bird is another very common 

 species, which I found, in company with Mixornis woodi, 

 hunting in the dense bushes for insects. 



Artamus leucorhynchus. 



a. ? ad. 



Although I saw numbers of these birds in Luzon perched 

 on telegi'aph wire and poles — and it occurs plentifully on 

 most of the islands — the White-bellied Swallow-Shrike is 

 nevertheless very scarce in Palawan. I only saw one pair, 

 near the penal settlement. It feeds after the manner of a 

 Bee-eater, and prefers the open ground where there are 

 dead trees. 



Pardaliparus amahilis. 



a. ^ ad. ; b. S juv. ; c. ? ad. ; d. ? juv. ; e. ?. 



The specimens here enumerated of the Palawan Titmouse 

 are a family which I found in a swamp along the Iwahig 

 River. They were at the time being fed by their parents. 

 It does not appear to be common, as it was the only occasion 

 on which I met with the species. 



