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As the mountain has never been visited before it is not improbable 

 that there are new species in the collection. 



We also found a number of species of shells that we had not 

 obtained below, some of which may possibly be new. 



We have in all over 650 specimens, of about 17 species, of 

 which about 150, of 14 species, come from the mountains, the re- 

 mainder of three species, being the common shells found about 

 the town. 



We also obtained a few butterflies while at Igwahit. Among 

 them we have five specimens of a very rare and beautiful species. 

 A German collector who is now here values it so highly that he 

 considers it a good week's work for one of his hunters, if he can 

 catch a single specimen. 



We are now awaiting the steamer to take us to Culion, an 

 island situated between Palawan and Mindoro. It is one of a 

 group called the Calamianes., Very little is known about its 

 fatma and w^e can get no information except that shells are abund- 

 ant and a species of deer. exists there. The largest island of the 

 group, Busuanga, is wooded and it is not improbable that we shall 

 cross over to it.^ We hope to find something new or interesting 

 during our proposed month's stay. Thence we shall go to Manila, 

 from which point Mr. Worcester or I will write you again. 

 Yours very truly. 



F. S. Bourns. 



VI. 



Calapan, March 8, 1892. 

 • Since writing you last we have been in Culion and also a week 

 in Manila. Our time in Culion was very short, three weeks of 

 working time. We found very little forest, and that of poor 

 quality and hard to work. The birds and mammals are very sim- 

 ilar to those of Palawan. Among the birds there were varieties 

 that, in some cases, might be marked enough to form new species. 

 We cannot say that we have them new however, as, much to our 

 surprise, we learned that the French naturalist, March, was 

 there in 1885. 



After a week's work near the town we moved to the centre 

 of the island and for ten days occupied a small native house. 

 Here we hunted birds with poor, and deer with good, success. 



