312 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON BIRDS COLLECTED BY 



PSITTAOI. 

 PLYCTOLOPHID^E. 

 Cacatua, Vieill. 



1. Cacatua h^matueopygia (Mull.) : Walden, Tr. Z. S. ix. p. 132. 



a. 2 . San Bernardino, Negros, Jan. 1875. Eyes pink. 

 [I saw a small species of Cockatoo in Balabac apparently of the same kind as the 

 Negros bird ; but, owing to a severe attack of fever, the three I shot were not skinned. 

 In Palawan these birds are also plentiful. — J. B. S.] 



PSITTACID^. 

 Prionittjrus, Wagler. 



2. Prionttttrus discurus (Vieill.) : Walden, t. c. p. 132. 



a. c? ad. Isabella de Basilan. Beak nearly white ; iris grey. 



b. 2 J uv - San Bernardino, Negros, Jan. 1875. Eyes dark. 

 c.juv. Balabac, Sept. 1874. 



[In little flocks near San Bernardino, among the wild plantains. Owing to their 

 similarity of colouring, they were not easy to see among the foliage. — J. B. S.] 



I have carefully examined the above specimens, and have compared them with Lord 

 Tweeddale's series. I can recognize but one species, although great difference exists in 

 the form of the middle tail-feathers. The one from Basilan is an adult, with a long 

 shaft and broad racket, whereas the other two have these plumes only slightly elongated, 

 and the spatulse a mere widening of the attenuated apex of the feather. The species was 

 not before known from any of the above-mentioned islands. 



Tanygnathtjs, Wagler. 



3. Tanygnathtjs luzoniensis (L.) : Walden, t. c. p. 133. 



a. Puerto Princesa, Palawan. 



b. 2 • Dumalon, Mindanao, Oct. 1874. Eyes nearly white. 



c. 2 • San Bernardino, Negros, Jan. 1875. Eyes light yellow. 



d. Negros. 



[In flocks near Dumalon, coming into the fruit-trees in the town. The natives eat 

 them.— J. B. S.J 



Negros was known as a habitat for the species, it having been obtained by Mr. L. C. 

 Layard ; but Palawan and Mindanao are both new localities for it. 



Ctclopsitta, Hombr. & Jacquinot. 



4. Ctclopsitta ltjntjlata (Scop.) : Walden, t. c. p. 133. 



a. Manila. 

 Only one specimen collected, and that without the scale-like collar. 



