PRELIMINARY NOTES ON THE BIRDS AND MAMMALS 

 COLLECTED BY THE MENAGE SCIENTIFIC EXPE- 

 DITION TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 



BY FRANK S. BOURNS AND DEAN C. WORCESTER. 



I. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The writers of the present paper had the honor of forming two of 

 the " party of five collectors from the United States" which consti 

 tuted the Steere Expedition to the Philippines. In company with 

 Dr. Steere they visited, in 1887-88, thirteen of the larger islands of 

 the group. The birds and mammals collected by them were placed 

 at the disposal of Dr. Steere for identification and description. 



Being convinced that much remained to be done, both in the dis- 

 covery of new species and in the working out of the exact distribu- 

 tion of species already known, we were extremely anxious to return 

 and continue the work. This we were enabled to do in the summer 

 of 1890 through the liberality of Mr. Louis P. Menage a public 

 spirited citizen of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a member of the 

 Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences. 



The entire expense of the expedition was borne by Mr. Menage 

 and its results were donated to the Academy of Sciences. 



We found in Mr. Menage a supporter careful as to the ends for 

 which the funds he supplied were expended, but quick to see and 

 appreciate the needs of the expedition and always ready to meet 

 them. 



