142 VISCOUNT WALDEN ON THE BIRDS 
Cuncuma, Hodgson. 
15. CuNcUMA LEUCOGASTER. 
White-bellied Sea-eagle, Lath. Synop. i. p. 33, “ Patr. ignot.” 
Falco leucogaster, Gm. 8S. N. i. p. 257, no. 43 (1788), ex Lath.; von Martens, Preus. Exped. Ost- 
Asien, Zool. i. p. 187; Walden & Layard, Ibis, 1872, p. 98. 
Hab. Philippines (v. Martens); Negros? (L. C. Layard). 
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Sprtornis, G. R. Gray. 
16. *SPILORNIS HOLOSPILUS. 
Buteo holospilus, Vigors, P. Z.S. 1831, p. 96, “ neighbourhood of Manilla.” 
Hematornis holospilus (Vigors), Vigors, tom. cit. p. 170; Fraser, Zool. Typica, pl. 29 (1849). 
Spilornis holospilus (Vigors), G. R. Gray, List Birds Brit. Mus., Accipitr. p. 10 (1844). 
Circaétus holospilus (Vigors), G. R. Gray, Gray & Mitch. Genera of Birds, i. pl. 7, “juv ;” id. List 
Birds Brit. Mus., Accipitr. p. 19 (1848) ; Kaup, Isis, 1847, p. 263, “ British India & China ” 
(!) ;.v. Pelzeln, SB. Ak. Wien, 1862, p. 171, “ East Indies.” 
Hab. Luzon (Meyer); Mindanao, Cataguan (Cuming). 
Mr. Blyth (Ibis, 1866, p. 245) extends the range to South China; but the species is 
not included by Mr. Swinhoe in his List (P. Z.S. 1871). It appears to be restricted to 
the Philippines. 
MILVINA. 
Hauiastur, Selby. 
17. HLALIASTUR INTERMEDIUS. 
Haliastur intermedius, Gurney, Ibis, 1865, p. 28, “Java ;” op. cit, 1866, p. 247. 
Haliaétus pondicerianus (Linn.), ap. Meyen, Noy. Act. Ac. C. L. C. Nat. Cur. xvi. suppl. prim. p. 69. 
Haliastur indus (Bodd.), vy. Pelzeln, Reise der Novara, Vogel, p. 7, “ Philippines.” 
Hab. Luzon, April; Guimaras, March (Meyer). 
The white plumage, more particularly on the head, with black shafts. That of the 
breast almost as in H. leucosternus. The Malaccan Brahminy Kite resembles closely 
that of India, H. indus. 
Exanvs, Savigny. 
18. ELANUS HYPOLEUCUS. 
Elanus hypoleucus, Gould, P.Z.8. 1859, p. 127, “ Macassar ;” Walden, Tr. Z. 8. viii. p. 36. 
Elanus intermedius, Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, Milvi, p. 7, “ Java, Borneo, Celebes”’ (1862). 
Elanus melanopterus, Daud., v. Martens, J. f. 0. 1866, p. 9, no. 7, nec Daud. 
Hab. Luzon (Jagor). 
Dr. v. Martens appears to be the first and only author who has recorded the existence 
of a Philippine species of the genus Elanus. He identified it with the common African 
and Indian species. I venture, however, to refer it to the Archipelagic form, E. hypo- 
