NO. 15 BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC WAR AREA HAKKR 25 



MICROSCELIS GULARIS GULARIS (Pucheran) 



Philemon gularis Pucheran, in "Cuvier," Arch. Mus. d'Hist. Nat., vol. 7, 1855, 

 p. 344, pi. 18. (China, error = Luzon.) 



2 males, 2 females, March 6, 8, 14. 



Birds were found in brushy undercover in the coconut groves. 



PYCNONOTUS GOIAVIER GOIAVIER (Scopoli) 



Aliiscicapa goiavicr Scopoli, Del. Flor. et Faun. Insubr., fasc. 2, 1786, p. 96. 

 (Manila, Philippine Islands, ex Sonnerat.) 



3 males, i female, March i, 3, 14. 

 Birds were numerous in brushy areas. 



HYPOTHYMIS AZUREA AZUREA (Boddaert) 



Muscicapa azurea Boddaert, Tabl. PI. Enl., 1783, p. 41. (Philippine Islands, ex 

 Daubenton, restricted type locality, Luzon, Peters, 1939.) 



1 male, March 6. 



LANIUS CRISTATITS LUCIONENSIS Linnaeus 



Laniiis lucionensis Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, vol. i, 1766, p. 135. (Insula 

 Lucionensi := Luzon.) 



2 juvenile males, i juvenile female, March 6, 14, 18. 



NECTARINIA JUGULARIS JUGULARIS (Linnaeus) 



Certhia jugularis Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 1766, p. 185. ("In Philippinis" =: 

 Philippine Islands.) 



2 males, i female, March 9, 14. 



Birds were found in the mangrove swamps. 



BIRDS COLLECTED AT OKINAWA, RIU KIU ISLANDS 



A party from the Unit went to Okinawa with the invasion forces, 

 landing on the island on April 13, 1945. Markley represented the 

 Laboratory of Mammalogy and worked with Hardcastle and Pose- 

 kany of the Laboratory of Acarology on field studies. Collections 

 were made by Markley chiefly in the region of Nago (see fig. 4). 

 Specimens were often obtained under hazardous conditions during 

 the fighting between American and Japanese forces. Markley re- 

 turned to Guam on June 15. Muennink went to Okinawa on July 15 

 and was joined by Johnson on August 30. Most of the birds collected 

 by Johnson and Muennink were taken in the northern and central 

 parts of the island. A few off-shore islets were also visited. They 

 returned to Guam on October 2, 



