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year I went to Java and made an interesting collection of 

 mountain-species. 



''In January 1887 I again left for Kina Balu, and tins 

 time succeeded in reaching the mountain ; my collections 

 were made on the western spurs up to 5000 feet. After 

 remaining there for two months and a half, want of provi- 

 sions and articles for barter caused me to start for the coast. 

 The results of this expedition as regards birds have been 

 published by Mr. R. B. Sharpe in this Journal (see Ibis, 

 1887, pp. 435-454). The same year I left for Palawan, and 

 remained there four months; a list of this collection has 

 also been given (see Ibis, 1888, pp. 383-396 & 478-479). 



'' In December of the same year I again left for Kina 

 Balu, and remained there until the following June. This, 

 my last expedition, was thoroughly successful ; I succeeded 

 in reaching the highest altitudes and in making a splendid 

 collection during one month spent at 8000 feet. I made 

 several other expeditions to other parts of the mountain, 

 camping from twenty to twenty-five days in one place. 



" The weather during the eight months actually spent on 

 the mountain was extremely wet ; sometimes it would rain 

 for three days at a time, and the general average would be 

 about six hours per diem, generally from 1 p.m. till nightfall, 

 thus much precious time was lost, and it was most difficult 

 to dry any specimens collected. 



" As I find it impossible to give anything but a sketch of 

 my journeys in this paper, I hope in the near future to publish 

 a full account of my travels.'' 



Order ACCIPITRES. 



Suborder FAL CONES. 

 Fam. Falcon I D^. 



1. Circus spilonotus. 



Circus spilunotus, Kaup ; Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 58 ; id. Ibis, 

 1876, p. 307, 1877, p. 2; id. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 322; id. 

 Ibis, 1879, p. 235. 



The series of this Harrier collected by Mr. Whitehead 



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