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33. Orthotomus castaneicepSj Waldeu ; Sliarpe, Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. vii. p. 223 (1883) ; Bourns & Worcester, Occ. Pap. 

 Minnesota Acad. Sci. i. no. i. p. 59 (1894). 



Orthotomus panaijensis , Steere, List Birds & Mamm. Philip- 

 pines, p. 20 (1890). 



There can be no doubt that Messrs. Bourns and Worcester 

 were fully justified in uniting 0. panayensis, Steere, to the 

 chestnut-headed Tailoi'-bird from Guimaras and Negros. 

 There is a fairly large series of these birds in tlio British 

 Museum collection, and in addition to these Mr. Whitehead 

 has sent seven specimens in the present collection. The 

 amount of green varies much in different individuals; in 

 some examples the whole mantle and upper back are grey, 

 shading into olive-green on the lower back and rump, while 

 in one specimen the olive-green extends over the upper back 

 almost to the nape. This specimen somewhat approaches the 

 green-backed Tailor-bird (O. chloronotus, Grant) previously 

 described from Cape Engafio, North Luzon, but the latter 

 may be at once distinguished by the chestnut tail. 



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

 1896, p. 467. 



The Philippine Tit was again met with and a pair 

 obtained. 



35. Hyloterpe winchelli. Bourns & Worcester, Occ. Pap. 

 Minnesota Acad. Sci. i. no. i. p. 21 (1894). 



The presenr collection contains examples of the Panayan 

 Thick-head, which agree perfectly with Messrs. Bourns and 

 Worcester's description. Mr. Whitehead was under the 

 impression that a specimen obtained by him at the foot of 

 the Canloon volcano differed specifically from three examples 

 collected at a much higher altitude. The diiferenccs, how- 

 ever, are due to age, the bird from the low ground being an 

 immature male, as is clearly shown by the wide pale rufous 

 margins to some of the wiug-coverts. It also has the upper 

 parts of a more olive-brown tint than tlic adult, and the tail 

 is of a distinctly greyer hue. 



