Birds of the Philijipine Islands. 4G9 



first obtained by Mr. Whitehead during his expedition to 

 the highlands of Lepanto, N. Luzon, and the specimens from 

 both islands are quite identical, both in colour and size. 

 Some of the birds obtained in Mindoro are remarkably fine 

 and perfect skins, showing the brilliant golden-yellow frontal 

 band and patch in front of the eyes to great advantage, while 

 the throat, breast, and underparts are brilliant yellow. 



27. Prionochilus inexpectatus, Hartert, Nov. Zool. ii. 

 pp. 64, 486 (1895). 



The Grey-breasted Thick-billed Flowerpecker was recently 

 described from birds collected by Mr. A. H, Everett on 

 Mindoro, and the same collector subsequently obtained 

 specimens at Laguna de Bai, near Manilla. Mr. White- 

 head now sends a male and several females from the former 

 island. 



28. MoTACTLLA MELANOPE, Pall. ; Grant, Ibis, 1895, p. 258. 



29. Sarcops calvus (Linn.); Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 517, & 

 1895, pp. 258, 456. 



The present collection contains one more example of the 

 Bald-headed Grackle, and it is satisfactory to note that the 

 Mindoro bird found west of longitude 122° is a perfect 

 example of the grey- backed form; and I may here mention 

 that a specimen recently received in a collection of birds 

 from Negros is an equally typical example of the black- 

 backed form. Mr. D. C. Worcester writes to me : — " Several 

 points in your papers have aroused my interest especially, 

 and I have intended to write to you regarding them, but 

 have been so driven by other work as to have little time for 

 such matters. For instance, I have had the specimens of 

 Sarcops calvus collected by Steere, Bourns, Moseley, and 

 myself, as well as those collected by the Menage Expedition, 

 gone over with a view to verifying your ideas as to the two 

 races, and will shortly send the results.'' I am waiting with 

 interest to hear what conclusions INIr. Worcester arrives at ; 

 at present all the material examined bears out the theory of 

 an eastern and western race already put forward (see Ibis, 

 1895, p. 258). 



