524 LORD WALDEN ON PHILIPPINE BIRDS. [Julie 3, 



forms, are Indo-Malayan in character. But here, again, the Iudo- 

 Malayan affinities are mostly generic, and not specific — a result easily 

 explained by the fact that, of the 150 Philippine species belonging 

 to the Rapaces, Picarice, Passer es, and Columbce, 95 are peculiar to 

 the archipelago. 



"The table annexed shows that the whole of the Philippine 

 members of the families Psittacidce, Cuculidce, Bucerotidce, Pittidce, 

 Irenidce, Paridce, Meliphagidce, Nectariniidtr, and Dicruridce are 

 peculiar to the archipelago, while the greater proportion of the 

 Strigidce, Picidce, Alcedinidce, Campephagidce, Muscicapidce, 

 Brachypodidce, Corvidce, Treronidce, and Columbidce are also un- 

 known beyond its limits. 



" Table showing by Families the proportion of Species peculiar to 

 the Philippine Islands. 



Number of Number 



Families. Species. peculiar. 



Psittacidce 8 8 



Falconidce 14 4 



Strigidce 4 3 



Picidce 6 5 



Trogonidce 1 1 



Meropidce 2 I 



Coracidce 1 



Alcedinidce 12 7 



Capitonidce 2 



Cypse/idce 2 



Caprimu/gidce 3 2 



Cuculidce 9 9 



Bucerotidce 4 4 



Laniidcc 3 1 



Artamidce i 



Campephagidce G 4 



Dicruridce 2 2 



Muscicapidce o" 4 



Hirundinidce 2 



Oriolidce 2 2 



Tvrdidce 2 



PitlidcB 2 2 



Crateropodidce 2 



Irenidce 1 1 



Brachypodidce 4 .'? 



Saxicolidce 5 2 



Syhmdce 6 I 



MotacillidcB 3 1 



ParidcP 1 1 



Meliphagidce 1 ' 



Nectariniidce 4 4 



Certhiidce 1 ' 



Corrida 1 1 



