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3. NiNOX MINDORENSIS, Sp. n. 



An adult female of this little Mindoro Hawk-Owl was 

 obtained in the lowlands, and is nearly allied to N. spilo- 

 cephala, Tweedd., from Mindanao and Basilan, resembling 

 that species in having the top of the head and nape barred 

 with buff. It may, however, be at once recognized by having 

 the whole of the underparts, including the belly and flanks, 

 tawny buflF, transversely barred with brown, while in the 

 female of N. spilocephala, though the breast is generally like 

 that of the present species, the belly and flanks arc always 

 white, with longitudinal reddish- brown shaft-stripes. Total 

 length 8*0 inches, wing 60, tail 3*0, tarsus l"l. 



I have of course carefully compared this species with 

 Messrs. Bourns and Worcester's description of N. spilonotus, 

 specimens of which were obtained in Mindoro, but the much 

 smaller size of this bird serves to at once distinguish it. 



4. NiNox JAPONIC A (Temm. & Schl.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 111. 



A male example of the Japanese Hawk-Owl was procured. 

 It is a nearly typical example of N.japonica, much darker 

 than the bird from Fuga Island, described in the last paper, 

 the predominating colour of the underparts being reddish 

 brown. 



5. CoRvus pusiLLus, Twccddalc, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 622. 

 Mr. Whitehead sends several examples of this small 



Philippine Raven from the lowlands of Mindoro. They are 

 all in splendid freshly moulted plumage, the wings especially 

 having a fine deep purplish gloss. 



6. Oriolus chinensis, Linn.; Grant, Ibis, 1890, p. 111. 

 A female of the Chinese Oriole from the lowlands. 



7. Artamides MINDORENSIS, Stccrc, List of Birds & 

 Mamm. Philippines, p. It (1890). 



Both sexes of the Mindoro Cuckoo-Shrike arc represented. 



8. MuscicAPULA LUzoNiENSis, Grant, Ibis, 1891', p. 505. 

 Mindoro examples of the Luzon Flycatcher are perfectly 



similar to those obtained in the highlands of Benguet and 



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