1878.] THE ORNITHOLOGY OF THE PHILIPPINES. 281 



The exact habitat of one previously recorded Philippine bird has 

 been determined by Mr. Everett, 



Eudromias geoffroyi ; 



and there now remain 38 Philippine birds of which the precise 

 habitat still continues undecided. 



The number of species known to inhabit the island of Negros 

 previous to the date of Mr. Everett's visit was about 59 l ; and to 

 this number he has added 24, and raised the total of known Negros 

 species of birds to 83. 



The remarkable species Dasyerotapha speciosa, a new type of 

 Timeliine genus, and the discovery of a second Philippine species of 

 Collocalia are the most interesting results of Mr. Everett's ornitho- 

 logical researches in Negros. 



1. Cacatua h^ematuropygia (1). 

 [Valencia, 3 , August.] 



2. Tanygnathus luzonensis (3). 



[Valencia, 6* , 2 » August.] 



Of two examples ( <S ) shot in August, one has the crown and 

 occiput blue, the other green ; in both the uropygium is green. 



3. LoRICTJLUS REGULUS (6). 



Loriculus regulus, Souance ; Rowley's Ornith. Misc. pt. vii. 

 p. 238, pi. 



[Dumaguete, <$ , $, August: bill orange-red; cere orange; 

 feet lighter orange ; claws black. 5 (j u ^0> August : feet dirty 

 ochre-yellow.] 



The series consists of eight examples, four marked as belonging to 

 males, and four to females. 



The males are in the adult typical plumage of the species. Two 

 of the females have the occiput faintly golden, and traces of the 

 orange nuchal band. The two other females have the whole head 

 green, and the crimson upper tail-coverts covering only half the 

 length of the rectrices. No blue about the chin, cheeks, and throat. 



The male, as figured by Keulemans (I. c), only exhibits a red 

 band across the throat, whereas the lower throat and breast possess 

 a large orange-red plastron. 



4. LlMNAETUS PHILIPPENSIS (14). 



[Valencia, 2 , August : iris pale brownish grey ; bill black ; lores 

 and cere dull greenish ; feet light dirty yellow ; claws black.] 



Pure white underneath, the thigh-coverts being very faintly barred 



1 Dr. Steere added 21 species to the 38 recorded by me (Tr. Z. S. ix. p. 252) 

 as known from Negros. Dr. Steere collected partly in North Negros, and 

 partly at Dumaguete in the South ; but, from the general term " Negros " being 

 frequently all that is given as the locality by Mr. Sharpe (Tr. L. S. 2nd Series, 

 Zool. vol. i.), it is impossible in many cases to determine the exact part of the 

 island in which Dr. Steere's ipecimens were obtained. 



