NO. 15 BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC WAR AREA BAKER 23 



MYZOMELA NIGRITA PAMMELAENA Sclater 



Mysomcla pammelaena Sci.ater, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1877, p. 553. (Ad- 

 miralty Islands.) 



Admiralty Islands: Ponam Islet (north of Manus Island) — i 

 unsexed (alcoholic), August 13. 



BIRDS COLLECTED AT SAMAR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



The party of Johnson, Wharton, Muennink, Necker, Fritts, and 

 Carver was attached to the United States Naval Station at Guiuan, 

 Samar Island, during the period from February 28 to March 20, 1945. 

 Guiuan is located near the end of a narrow peninsula extending from 

 the southeastern part of the island. The region where birds were 

 collected consists of forested country broken by outcroppings of 

 rough coral rock. Much of the area is planted with coconut palms 

 and contains brushy undercover. 



BUTASTUR INDICUS (Graelin) 



Falco indicns Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. i. pt. i, 1788, p. 264. (Java, ex Latham.) 

 I juvenile male, i female, March 5, 18. 



GALLUS GALLUS GALLUS (Linnaeus) 



Phasianus Callus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. i, 1758, p. 158. ("India 

 orientali, Pouli candor etc." Restricted tyijc locality, Island of Pulo Condor, 

 off the mouths of the Mekong.) 



I female, March 8. 



PHAPITRERON LEUCOTIS ALBIFRONS McGregor 



Phapitreron albijrons McGregor, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 2, sect. A, 1907, p. 

 317. (Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippine Islands.) 



1 male, March 14. 



This specimen has been compared with birds from Samar and 

 Bohol including the type of P. samarensis Mearns, which has been 

 assigned to this race by Peters (Checklist Birds of the World, vol. 3, 

 1937, p. 24). 



CENTROPUS VIRIDIS VIRIDIS (Scopoli) 



Cuhiilus vir'ulis Scopoi.i, Del. Flor. et Faun. Insubr., fasc. 2, 1786, p. 89. (An- 

 tigua, Panay, Philippine Islands, ex Sonnerat.) 



2 males, March 7, 17. 



Birds were found in brushy vegetation. 



