PROF. STEERE IN THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELA.GO. 343 



[Not found in mangroves, like A. malaccenis, but feeding on the blossoms of the 

 cocoa-nut trees. — J. B. S.] 



These two specimens, collected by Dr. Steere, are precisely similar the one to the 

 other; and as they differ from a series of at least twenty specimens of A. malaccensis, 

 I have no doubt that the green breast is a constant character, and that the species is 

 therefore distinct. 



CORVIDiE. 



Corone, Kaup. 



108. Corone phixippina (Bp.) : Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 42.— Corvus philippina, Bp. : 

 Walden, t c. p. 201. 



a. Negros. 

 [Crows were found in most of the islands ; but I only preserved one specimen. The 

 native name is ' Quawk,' from the note. I saw birds apparently of this species in Negros, 

 Zebu, Panay, Mindanao. In Negros they were very plentiful about the house where I 

 was staying, and very impudent, coming down into the yard and stealing the jerked 

 beef which was being cured at the time. — J. B. S.] 



Dr. Steere's specimen measures — total length 18*5 inches, culmen 2-45, wing 11-9, 

 tail 8-0, tarsus 2"05. 



STURNID^E. 



S TURNING. 



Sturnia, Lesson. 



109. Sttjrnia violacea (Bodd.) : Walden, t. c. p. 203. 



a. Negros. 



b. J 1 . Dumalon, Mindanao. 



[In large numbers in flocks in both the above localities. — J. B. S.] 

 This Starling was not before known from either of the above islands. 



Calornis, G-. B. Gray. 



110. Calornis panatensis (Scop.) ; Walden, t. c. p. 205. 



a. Panay. 



b, c. c? ? . Maasin, Panay, Jan. 1875. Eyes light carmine. 



[In large flocks in the open fields, feeding in the cultivated grounds. They were tearing 

 to pieces the flowers of a leguminous tree. — J. B. S.] 



111. Calornis chaltbeus (Horsf.) : Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 271. 



a. ? . Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Eyes carmine. 



b. (J juv. Puerto Princesa. Eyes grey. 



The only adult specimen procured by Dr. Steere is a female in rather dull plumage. 

 It seems to me, however, to agree sufficiently well with a hen bird sent by Mr. Low 

 from Labuan; but it appears to be a little larger in its measurements than the Bornean 

 birds,, the dimensions of Dr. Steere's specimen being as follows — total length 7*6 inches, 

 culmen 0'85, wing 3"95, tail 2 - 65, tarsus - 9. 



