Birds of the Philippine Islands 527 



are also three other species which I now describe for the first 

 time : — the Basilan Oriole [Oriolus basilanicus), the Cebu 

 Cuckoo-Shrike [Art amides cebiiensis), and the Parrakeet from 

 the island of Mantanani {Tanygnathus salvadorii). 



Very few mammals were met with. The collection con- 

 tained one specimen of a wild cat {Felis bengalensis) and 

 some rats obtained at an elevation of about 6000 feet ; the 

 latter have not yet been critically examined, but are probably 

 merely a form of Mus rattus. Mr. Whitehead has also sent 

 home a collection of insects and a good many botanical 

 specimens, while a number of reptiles and other specimens 

 preserved in spirit will follow by a later vessel. 



1. Spilornis panayensis, Steere, List Birds & Mamm. 

 Philippines, p. 7 (1890). 



jNIessrs. Bourns and Worcester have united the pale form 

 from Panay, Guimaras, and Negros with typical S. holospilus, 

 but after a careful examination of the large series of 

 Philippine Serpent-Eagles in the National Collection I 

 cannot agree with their conclusions, and I think Prof. Steere 

 was justified in separating S. panayensis. Of this form I 

 have now six examples before me, viz. : — an adult male (type) 

 from Panay, an adult (not sexed) from Guimaras, an adult 

 female (type) from San Antonio, Negros, and two adult males 

 and a female from the Canloon volcano. North Central 

 Negros, sent in Mr. Whitehead's present collection. All six 

 birds are perfectly similar one to another in the pale colour 

 of their plumage, and, as will be seen from the measurements 

 given on p. 528, agree perfectly in size, all being considerably 

 smaller than typical S. holospilus. 



Messrs. Bourns and Worcester make the following 

 remarks [c/. Occ. Pap. Minnesota Acad. Sci. i. no. i. p. 44 

 (1894)] :— 



"Dr. Steere has attempted to separate the representatives 

 of this genus from the Central Philippines under the name 

 S. panayensis, on the ground that they are smaller and 

 lighter in colour than is S. holospilus. We find that both 

 light and dark birds occur throughout the range of the 



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