540 MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE ON THE [June 19, 



in Luzon, but at or near Zamboango, where the naturalists of the 

 ' Challenger ' procured this one. The species is accurately described, 

 from Sonnerat's type specimen in the Paris Museum, by Malherbe 

 (Monogr. Picidse, ii. p. 85), although his figure {op. cit. t. 16. 

 fig. 3) shows too little carmine and too much golden on the wings, 

 and thus is inconsistent with his own description. 



Mr. Sharpe's type specimen has unfortunately gone to America. 

 It was obtained in Basilan by Mr. Steere, and, from the description 

 and specific title, seems to have been a male in imperfect plumage. 

 It has the concealed white spots on the webs of the outer rectrices, 

 which constitute one of the peculiar characters of C lucidus. Son- 

 nerat, in his plate (Voy. N. Guin. pi. 37), exhibits these spots on all 

 the rectrices ; but this is an error. If not the same as C. lucidus, C. 

 maculiceps is a very closely allied representative form. G. lucidus, 

 too-ether with C. xanthocephalus and C. hcematribon, form a small 

 subgroup of which the only other member occurs in Ceylon (C. 

 stricMandi) ; but G. lucidus, with its partly golden wings, seems to be 

 a connecting link with the typical species of Chrysocolaptes. 



6. Harpactes ardens. 



Trogon ardens, Temm. PI. Col. 404, ?, "Mindanao" (1826) ; 

 y Walden, t. c. p. 149. no. 34. 



^' [No. 428, <?. Pasananca. Legs bluish ; bill orange ; eyes hazel. 



Stomach had insects.] 



Luzon males do not differ from this typical example. 



7. Merops philippinus. 



Merops philippinus, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 13 (Vindob.), i. p- 183. 

 vv V no, 5 (1767) ; Walden, t. c. p. 149. no. 35. 



[No. 380, 6 ■ Zebu. Eyes red. 



S''" 1 ! ?' i'\ Pasananca. Bill and feet black. Eves red.] 



No. 413, V • J 



These examples in no respect differ from Llizon and Negros indi- 

 viduals, or, indeed, from examples from any part of the Indian 

 region. Not hitherto recorded from Zebu. 



8. Merops bicolor. 



Merops bicolor, Bodd. Tab. PI. Enl. p. 15. no. 252 (1783) ; 

 Walden, t.c. p. 150. no. 36, t. xxvi. f. 1. 

 ^. [No. 414, S- Pasananca. Eyes red ; feet violet (slightly).] 



Both the above species of Bee-eaters were common about the camps, 

 and seemed to associate much together and to have the same habits. 



Not to be distinguished from Luzon and Negros individuals. 



9. EURYSTOMUS ORIENTALIS. 



Coracias orientalis, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 154. no. 4 (1766) ; 



Walden, t. c. p. 1 52. no. 37. 

 V [No. 436. ? Pasananca. Feet and bill red ; tip of mandible black.] 



\ * Agrees with Ceylon examples as well as with those from localities 



already mentioned (I.e.). 



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