the Volcano of Apo and its Vicinity. 497 



88. MlCROHIERAX MERIDIONALIS. 



Microhierax meridionalis Grant, Ibis, 1897, p. 2.20 ; 

 McGregor & Worcester, p. 44. 



a. ? . .Davao, Feb. No. 122. 



b,c. $ . Piso, April. Nos. 371, 383. 



" Iris dark brown ; bill, cere, and feet black." 



The wing-measurements vary from 4*5 to 4*65 inches. 



An egg, believed to be that of this species, was taken by 

 Mr. Goodfellow at Piso ; he has supplied me with the following 

 note : — " I believe this egg belongs to the Little Falconet 

 (glossy black, with white breast). It was in a hole in the 

 same tree as the Racquet-tailed Parrots, but after cutting 

 down the tree there were so many holes that it was difficult 

 to know which was that of the Falconets', although they flew 

 out w r hen we were cutting through the tree/'' 



There is no reasonable doubt that this egg is correctly 

 identified. It closely resembles the egg of the Burmese 

 Falconet and is of a regular oval shape, devoid of gloss, and 

 of a uniform yellowish-white colour. It measures 1*2 by *93 

 inch. 



89. Baza magnirostris. 



Baza magnirostris Gray ; McGregor & Worcester, p. 44. 



a. ? vix ad. Davao, Feb. No. 140. 



" Iris brown ; upper mandible black, lower slate-coloured; 

 feet whitish yellow.'" 



The present example of this rare Cuckoo-Falcon appears 

 to be a younger bird, having all the feathers of the crown 

 and nape reddish buff with dark middles. In the typical 

 specimen in the British Museum these parts are much darker, 

 and the rufous-buff edges are much reduced in width. As 

 in the type-specimen, the under wing-coverts are uniform 

 pale rufous. In the Indian species, B. jerdoni, the under 

 wing-coverts are white with chestnut tips, giving these parts 

 a spotted appearance, and the chestnut bars on the breast 

 and belly are very wide. It was at one time considered 

 uncertain whether the type-specimen described by G. R. Gray 

 had really come from South Luzon ; but there is now no 



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