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Many of the remaining 49 species are doubtfully Philippine, and I believe that a con- 

 siderable reduction will be ultimately made. 



Luzon. — Dr. Steere remained so short a time in this island, and then only collected in 

 the neighbourhood of Manila, a locality already well worked, that he made no additions 

 to our knowledge of the ornithology of Luzon, the few birds obtained by him being 

 all well-known residents. Lord Tweeddale notices 133 species from Luzon. Prom this 

 total Totanus calidris must be deducted as being inserted in error, as it already appears 

 in the " Philippine " column ; but, one species being omitted in counting up the total, 

 there remain still 133 species known from Luzon. Cataguan is treated by Lord Tweed- 

 dale as a separate locality ; but it should really be considered as part of Luzon, as it is 

 situated on one of the irregular peninsulas of the south-eastern corner of the island. 

 This will enable us to add 3 species collected by Cuming at Cataguan, and now in the 

 British Museum, viz. Penelopides panini, Zeocephus rufus, and Puffinus leucomelas. 

 In addition to this, Mr. Gould's collection contains the Red-breasted Pitta {Brachyurus 

 erythrogaster), from Manila, which can therefore be removed from the " Philippine " 

 column to the Luzon list. The Pitta recently described by Dr. Bruggemann as P. Jcoclii 

 (Abhandl. Bremen, v. p. 65, pi. iii. fig. 6) makes the present number of species known 

 from Luzon 138. 



Panay. — The number of species included by Lord Tweeddale was 9 ; and to these 

 Dr. Steere has added 22, making a present total of 31 species known from this island. 

 Of the acquisitions four are new, viz. Craniorrhinus Waldeni, PJumyias panayensis, 

 Xantholestes panayensis, and Dicceum dorsale. The others are chiefly well-known 

 Philippine forms occurring to the notice of naturalists for the first time in Panay. 



Ouimaras. — To the 27 species collected by Mr. L. C. Layard and Dr. Meyer in this 

 island Dr. Steere has only added 4, viz. Philentoma albiventris, Dendrophila cenochlamys, 

 Dicceum hcematostictum, and Cinnyris speratus. Of these, all but the last are new to 

 science. The total number of species now recorded from Guimaras is therefore 31. 



Negros. — To the 38 species of birds recorded from this island by Lord Tweeddale, 

 Dr. Steere adds 21, the following being new species : — Oriolus Steerii, JEthopyga mag- 

 nified, Anthreptes chlorig aster, Phabotreron nigrorum, the latter being the P. leucotis 

 of Lord Tweeddale's list. The total number of species noticed from Negros is now 59. 



Zebu. — Eighteen species are enumerated by Lord Tweeddale ; and Dr. Steere only adds 

 one, Ortygometra cinerea, a well-known bird from the Malayan islands. It was stated 

 to occur in the Philippine archipelago ; but hitherto no particular island had been 

 assigned as its exact habitat. 



Camiguin. — This island was visited by Mr. Cuming ; but I cannot say whether his 

 collections of birds made here were large, as, unfortunately, the bulk of his ornithological 

 consignments were dispersed without a complete record of their contents having been 

 made. I have discovered, however, two species from the present island in the Museum, 

 viz. Craniorrhinus leucocephalus and Brachyurus sordidus. 



Mindanao. — Dr. Steere obtained 28 species in this island, in addition to the 19 

 included by Lord Tweeddale ; to the latter should also be added Philentoma cyaniceps, 

 which is in the British Museum from Mindanao. The new species obtained by Dr. Steere 



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