^^^'^0 BIRDS OF THE PHILIPPINES. 537 



"On the 1st February, 1875, a party of four officers and three 

 men left the ship with tent &c., and went up to the high land beyond 

 Zamboanga. The tent was pitched in a valley called Pasananca, at 

 a distance from Zamboanga of some seven miles. The tent and 

 baggage had to be transported on horseback. The party remained 

 at the spot the 2ncl, 3rd, and 4th, and returned to the ship on the 

 5th, at about midday. The following birds were obtained by the 

 party, and were skinned by Percy at the tent : — 



[Bueeros mindanensis. Harpactes ardens. 



Broderipus acrorhjnchus. Erythropitta erytlirogastra. 



Meropsphilippinus. Chrysocolaptes lucidus. 



• ■ bicolor. Prioniturus discurus. 



Entomohia gularis. Calobafes melanops. 



Pelargopsis gigantea. Bicceum mindanense. 



Dicrurus striatus. Haliastur intermedius. 



Hypsipetes rufigularia. Tringoides hypoleucus. 



Ixus goiavier. Eurystomus orientalis. 



Phabotreron brevirostris. Rhynchcea capensis. 



Batrachostomus Septimus. Gallinago stenura.]" 



Two more species were obtained at Zamboanga, which are not in- 

 cluded in Mr. Murray's notes : — 



Charadriusfulvus. Sterna bergii. 



It will be seen that twelve species were obtained in Panay, two in 

 Luzon, nine in Zebu, five in Camiguin, nine in Malan'ipa, and 

 twenty-four in Mindanao. 



Mr. Murray's field-notes will be found added under the head of each 

 species, included in brackets, together with the collection-numbers. 

 The ornithological results of t1ie ' Challenger's ' short stay in the 

 Philippine archipelago may be summarized as follows : — 

 Specimens obtained, 98. 

 Species obtained, 49. 

 New species obtained, 7 : — 



Loriculus panayensis. Bueeros mindanensis. 



Batrachostomus Septimus. Dicceum mindanense. 



Dicrurus striatus. Phabotreron brevirostris. 



Nectarophila julicB. 



Genera added, 2 : — 



Batrachostomus. Bemiegretta. 



Habitat determined within the archipelago, 1 : — 



Rnynchaa capensis. 

 Habitat corrected, I : — 



Chrysocolaptes lucidus. 

 Known species added to the Philippine fauna, 4 : 

 Totanus incanus. Bemiegretta sacra. 



Gallinago stenura. Sterna bergii. 



