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leucus, Gould (P.Z.8. 1859, p. 127), which appears to be equal to E. intermedius, 
Schlegel. 
Baza, Hodgson. 
19. * Baza MAGNIROSTRIS. 
Baza magnirostris, G. R. Gray, List Birds Brit. Mus., Accipitr. p. 19, “ Philippine Islands ” 
(1844) ; Walden, Tr. Z. S. viii. p. 36. 
Pernis crassirostris, Kaup, Jard. Contrib. Orn. 1850, p- 77, “ Philippine Islands,” 
Avicida magnirostris (Kaup), Bp. Comp. i. p. 20, no. 5 (1850) ; zd. R. M. Z. 1855, p. 534, no, 114. 
Hab. Philippines (Cuming). 
Mr. Sharpe informs me that he considers the Celebean Baza specifically distinct from 
the Philippine (Conf. Walden, Tr. Z. S. viii. p. 36). 
Burastur, Hodgson. 
20. BurasturR INDICUS. 
Javan Hawk, Latham, Gen. Synop. i. p. 34%, nos. 8, 7, “ Java” (1781). 
Falco indicus, Gm. 8. N. i. p. 264, no. 68 (1788), ex Lath. 
Poliornis indicus (Gm:), Walden, Tr. Z. 8. viii. p- 37 (1871). 
Hab. Luzon, February, April; Guimaras, March; Cujo, December (Meyer). 
An old female, from Guimaras, with a very broad superciliary stripe, has four distinct 
dark brown caudal bands. Several Malaccan examples (mus. nostr.) perfectly agree with 
those from the Philippines. 
Circus, Lacépéde. 
21. CiRcUs MELANOLEUCOs. 
Black and White Indian Falcon, Penn. Ind. Zool. Ist ed. pl. i. (1769?) ; Lath. Synop. i. p. 81, 
no. 65, “ Ceylon,” ex Pennant. 
Falco melanoleucos, Forster, Zool. Ind. p. 12, pl. 2 (1781), ex Lath. 
Circus melanoleucus (Gm.), Radde, Reisen Ost-Siberien, ii. p- 116, pl. 2. fig. 1; Gurney, Ibis, 
1868, p. 356; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 213; Walden & Layard, Ibis, 1872, p. 98. 
Circus, sp., Swinhoe, Ibis, iii. p. 263, no. 12, “ Manilla” (1861). 
Circus cyaneus hudsonius, Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, Circi, p. 3, juv. “ Lugon ;” Gurney, /. c. no. 3; 
Ibis, 1870, p. 444; Swinh., Ibis, 1863, p. 214. 
Hab. Philippines (Gurney, Swinhoe, Gevers) ; Negros? (L. C. Layard). 
The Philippine habitat of this Harrier mainly rests on the testimony of Mr. Swinhoe 
(2.c.), and on the correct determination of certain immature Philippine examples in 
the Museums of Norwich and Leyden by Mr. Gurney. 
22. CIRCUS SPILONOTUS. 
Circus spilonotus, Kaup, Jard. Contrib. Orn. 1850, p. 59, “ Asia;”’ Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, p. 215 
pl. 5; Gurney, Ibis, 1868, p. 356. 
Hab. Philippines (Gurney). 
