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leaden grey underneath, and measures as follows — total length 12 inches, culmen 1*15, 

 Aving 9"3, tail 3 - 6, tarsus 255. The dimensions do not agree with those given hy me 

 (P. Z. S. 1875, p. Ill) ; but the dark leaden-grey under surface agrees exactly with 

 Lahuan birds. 



GRALL^l. 



CHARADRIID^l. 

 Charadrjus, Linnaeus. 



133. Charadrius eulvus, Gm. : Walden, t. c. p. 226. 



a. Balabac, Sept. 1874. 



PALLIDA. 



Orttgometra, Linnseus. 



134. Orttgometra cinerea (V.) : "Walden, t. c. p. 230. 



a, b. <J ? . Naga, Zebu Island. Eyes reddish hazel ; feet olive-yellow. 

 [These birds were found in a grassy wet marsh ; they were actively running about 

 through the grass and water, flying short distances, and alighting on tussocks. They 

 were in great abundance. — J. B. S.] 



This is the first exact occurrence of the species in any of the Philippines ; though 

 specimens were obtained by Mr. Cuming in the archipelago, no island was recorded as 

 the habitat. 



CICONIID^l. 



Melanopelargus, Reichenbach. 



135. Melanopelargus episcoptjs (Bodd.) : Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 356. 



a. Negros. 



[This Stork was killed out of a flock of fifteen or twenty individuals as they flew low 

 over the mangroves towards the high lands in the interior, and apparently on their way 

 to roost. — J. B. S.] 



This is the first time that the species has been noticed in the Philippines. 



ARDEID,E. 

 Btjbtjlcus, Pucheran. 



136. Btjbtjlcus coromandus (Bodd.) : Walden, t. c. p. 237. 



a. Puerto Priucesa, Palawan. 

 [White Egrets were noticed in the rice-fields in nearly every island. — J. B. S.J 



Butortdes, Blyth. 



137. Butortdes javanica, Blyth : Walden, t. c. p. 237. 



a. Negros. 



Gorsachius, Bonaparte. 



138- Gorsachius melanolophus (Eaffl.) : Walden, t. o. p. 238. 



a. Dumalon. 



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