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lands of Miudoro. Several malCvS, but only one female 

 specimen, were obtained, and the latter is not adult, most of 

 the wing-coverts being edged with rust-colour, while the 

 forehead and crown are more rufous than in the adult bird, 

 and the throat and cheeks more rust-coloured. There can, 

 however, be no doubt that the Mindoro bird is identical 

 with the Shortwing obtained in the Lepanto highlands of 

 Luzon, and that the slight differences are only due to age. 



19. Megalurus ruficeps (Tweedd.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 448. 



A male of the Rufous-headed Marsh-Warbler was collected 

 on the 21st November, this species being now recorded for 

 the first time from Mindoro. 



20. Parus elegans, Less. ; Grant, Ibis, 1895, p. 449. 

 This Tit appears to be fairly common in Mindoro. 



21. Hyloterpe ALBivENTRis, Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 511, & 

 1895, p. 449. 



Mr. Whitehead has again obtained several examples of 

 the White-bellied Thickhead, which he first discovered in the 

 highlands of Beiiguet. 



22. Lanius VALiDiROSTRis, Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 512, & 

 1895, p. 450. 



The Thick-billed Shrike was again met with in the high- 

 lands of Mindoro. This bird appears to be scarce and difficult 

 to obtain. The three Mindoro examples before me are rather 

 more richly coloured than Luzon birds, the sides and flanks 

 especially being deeper rust-colour; but I do not attach any 

 importance to these differences. 



23. ^THOPYGA FLAViPECTUs, Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 513, & 

 1895, p. Ill, pi. V. fig. 1. 



JEthopijya minuta, Bourns & Worcester, Occ. Pap, Minne- 

 sota Acad. Sci. i. no. i. p. 18 (1894). 



This beautiful little sulphur-breasted Sunbird was again 

 found in the highlands of Mindoro, the female being obtained 



