532 Mr. W. Eagle Clarke on Birds 



being additions of importance from a distributional point of 

 view, while one, the rare Chaiura celebensis, is an addition 

 to the fauna of the Philippines. 



The lai'ge proportion of species new to Negros contained 

 in this collection probably indicates that much remains to be 

 accomplished before the ornithic survey of this island can be 

 considered as fairly complete. We know, too, from recent 

 contributions to this Journal, that the same remark applies 

 to other islands of the group. When the still-desirable and 

 necessary investigations have been undertaken, and their 

 results published, it may, perhaps, be possible to point to a 

 law of distribution, which, to quote Professor Steere, "if 

 established, must have great influence upon the theories for 

 the creation of species.''^ 



To the list of species I have added a few remarks on 

 the plumage, &c., of certain of them, in the hope that they 

 may be regarded as useful addenda to the published de- 

 scriptions. 



Where a species has been previously recorded for the 

 Island of Negros, I have not thought it necessary to make 

 any annotations regarding it in the subjoined list. 



1. Sarcops calvus (Linnaeus). 



2. CiNNYRis GuiMARASENsis, Stecrc, List of Birds and 

 Mamm. collected in the Philippines, p. 22 (1890). 



This comparatively new species has hitherto been recorded 

 for the Island of Guimaras only. The Negros specimen is a 

 male, for the identification of which I am indebted to 

 Dr. Bowdler Sharpe. 



3. CiNNYRIS SPERATA (LinUlfiUs). 



4. CiNNYRIS JUGULARis (Liuuseus). 

 Male and female. 



5. Anthothreptes chlorogaster, Sharpe. 

 Male. 



6. Dic.EUM h^matostictum, Sharpe. 



7. CopsYCHus imindanensis (Gmelin). 



