1877.] ON THE ORNITHOLOGY OF THE PHILIPPINES. 755 



1. Contributions to the Ornithology of the Philippines. — 

 No. II. On the Collection made by Mr. A. H. Everett in 

 the Island of Zebu. By Arthur^ Marquis of Tweed- 

 dale^ F.R.S., President of the Society. 



[Received Kovember 2, 1877.] 

 (Plates LXXVI.-LXXVIII.) 



In the month of March last Mr. Everett, with the intention of 

 extending his exploration of the Philippines, quitted Luzon', and 

 proceeded to the island of Zebu, where he remained during April 

 and the first few dpys of May engaged in collecting zoological 

 specimens. Since 1872, when Zebu was visited for the first time 

 by a zoological collector (Dr. A. B. Me3er^, who then obtained 

 eighteen species of birds), only two parties of naturalists (Dr. Steere 

 and those attached to the 'Challenger' Expedition) have landed 

 there ; and they increased the number of known Zebu species to 

 twenty-three. Of the important collection made by Mr. Everett 

 during the few weeks he remained on the island I now propose to 

 offer an account. Most of the birds collected in March were 

 obtained by him near some coal-mines situated about 12 miles to 

 the north of the port of Zebu, and some 6 miles inland. Mr. 

 Everett writes, " The station is not very faveurable for birds as 

 compared with Luzon. Both the species and the number of indivi- 

 dual birds seem less numerous. . . . Tanygnathns litzonensis and Ca~ 

 catua hcematuropygia are verj' abundant here, both flying wild in 

 flocks. I saw neither of these birds in the neighbourhood of 

 Manila. I am told of another Cockatoo, similar to 0. hcematuro- 

 pyriia, but with a red splash on the breast ; but I have been unable 

 to secure a specimen." 



The birds collected in April were, I presume, obtained in the 

 vicinity of the port of Zebu itself. Mr. Everett expresses himself 

 dissatisfied with the results of his labours in the island, an attack of 

 fever having confined him for some time to the house. Notwith- 

 standing this, he has very considerably extended our knowledge of 

 the avifauna- of Zebu, having succeeded in securing 282 specimens of 

 birds, representing 75 species. 



When Mr. Everett commenced his researches in Zebu, only 23' 

 species of birds had been recorded as being inhabitants of that 

 island. Yet he was able during the short period of his stay to add 

 54 species to our lists of its avifauna. These 54 species include 6 

 hitherto undescribed, viz. : — 



Oriolus assimilis. Prionochiliis quadricolor. 



Phyllornis Jlavipennis. Tuniix nic/reseens. 



Zosterops everetti. Megapodius pusillus. 



> Antea, p. 686. "^ Trans. Zool. Soc. ix. p. 12.5. 



^ 18 giveu in my memoir (/. c), 1 obtained by Dr. Steere (Sharpe, Tr. L. S. 

 Ber. 2, Zool. i. p. 309), and 4 by the ' Challenger ' Expedition {antca, p. 538). 

 I enumerated {I. c.) only 3 additional Zebu species, having through an oversight 

 omitted Nurneniua phaopm. 



