52 Mr. J. Whitehead on the 



Fairly common on the grass-plains, but difficult to collect, 

 as you never know exactly where the bird is in the long 

 grass. It suddenly starts up within a few yards, and flies 

 with a jerky flight for about fifty yards, when it is again lost 

 sight of in the long grass. But it will settle at times on 

 the lower branches of the small trees which stud these 

 plains, and may then be easily approached. 



89. Orthotomus ruficeps. M. 

 Scarce. 



90. MOTACILLA FLAVA. *. 



A winter visitor, first seen on 13th September, when the 

 vanguard passed in a south-westerly direction. In October 

 they were still migrating in hundreds, but were mostly 

 young birds. 



91. Anthus gustavi. *. 



Mixed up with the flocks of Motacilla flava ; first seen 

 about 20th September. 



92. Anthus maculatus. *. 

 Obtained by Mr. A. H. Everett. 



93. Partjs amabilis. f- 



This beautiful little Titmouse is fairly common in the 

 forest, frequenting the high trees in small parties, probably 

 families. The young were fully fledged in the beginning of 

 September. 



I do not believe that Parus elegans was found in Palawan 

 by Professor Steere, though a skin of P. elegans in the British 

 Museum is labelled as from that island. But the date it 

 bears is too near to the dates on other specimens of the same 

 species from Luzon, to make it at all doubtful where the 

 bird really came from. All specimens of Parus collected by 

 Dr. Platen and myself in Palawan are P. amabilis. 



Eye and bill black ; bill at base bluish ; feet dull cobalt- 

 blue. 



The description of the adult female (in B. M. Catalogue, 

 vol. viii. p. 22) from typical specimens collected by Professor 



