550 ON THE BIRDS OF THE PHILIPPINES. f JunC 19, 



chiefly differs by its rufo-fulvous forehead, its pure amethystine rec- 

 trices, and its short bill. 



39. Myristicivora bicolor. 



Columba bicolor. Scop. Del. Fl. Faun. Insubr. ii. p. 94. no. 97 

 n^ \ (1786) ; Walden, t. c. p. 217. no. 143. 



[No. 395, c? . 1 Malanipa. Eyes brown. These were abundant 

 No. 396, 2 . ^ on the island, but kept to the tops of the highest 

 No. 397, $ . J trees.] 

 The two sexes are aliiie. The locahty is new. 



40. Charadrius fulvus. 



Charadrius fulvus, Gm. S. N. i. p. 687. no. 18 (1788); Walden, 

 r>, t. c. p. 226. no. 159. 



[No. 341, c^. I 7 , -, 



Noo 342, 2 . } Zamboanga.] 



For the first time recorded from Mindanao. 



41. NUMENIUS PH.EOPUS. 



Scolopax phwopus, Linn. S. N. i. p. 243. no. 4 (1766); Walden, 

 t. c. p. 232. no. 181. 



No' 376* Q * I Z^''^- Eyes hazel. Stomach with shells. 

 No. 401, (?. Malanipa.] 

 A new locality. 



42. Tringoides hypoleucos. 



Tringa hypoleucos, Linn. S. N. i. p. 250. no. 14(1766); Walden, 

 t. c. p. 234. no. 183. 

 f\^^ [No. 391, ?. Camiguin. 



No. 435, cJ. Pasananca. Eyes hazel.] 



This cosmopolitan species has not been hitherto made known as an 

 inhabitant of either Camiguin or Mindanao. 



43. TOTANUS INCANUS. 



Scolopax incanus, Gm. S. N. i. p. 658 (1788). 



[No. 405, c7 . INIalanipa.] 



For the first time recorded from any part of the archipelago. 

 Pale ashy above ; forehead and superciliaries, chin and throat pure 

 white, clouded with grey on the breast and flanks. Wing 6-25. 

 The dimensions of the wing in this species vary exceedingly. In an 

 example (c? ) from Fiji, No. 26 {mus. nostr.), the wing measures 7'20. 

 Above it is dark ashy, and the grey on the breast is much deeper in 

 tone. The Malanipa example was shot on January 30th. 



44. Gallinago stenura. 



\ Scolopax stenura, Kuhl, MS.; S. stenura, Bp. An. St. Nat. 1829. 



[No. 438, 9 • Zamboanga.] 

 Not hitherto recorded from any Philippine island. 



