1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT 'MARCHESA.' 257 



Iris brown ; bill and tarsus black. Length 15'2-15"4 centims. ; 

 wing 12*9 centims. ; thus approximating in measurement to Bornean 

 examples. 



The Philippine group appears to be the extreme eastern limit of 

 this species. 



18. Centrococcyx viridis (Scop.). 



Cuculus viridis. Scop. Del. Fl. Faun. Insubr. ii. p. 89, no. 47 ; 

 Wald. Tr. Z. S. viii. p. 58. 



Centrococcijx viridis, Wald. Tr. Z. S. vol. ix. part ii. p. 163. 



Hal). Luzon, Jfegros, Guimaras, Panay, Leyte, Bohol, Mindanao, 

 and Zebu (Meyer) ; Sulu {Guillemard). 



a, 2 . Siassi Island. 



Iris brownish red ; bill dark slate ; tarsus black. Length 39'4 

 centims. ; wing 16-3 centims. 



This bird is abundant in the open grassy lands throughout the 

 island of Sulu, together with another species of Cuckoo which I was un- 

 able to obtain. When flushed it occasionally perches on low bushes. 



19. Lanius cephalomelas, Bp. 



Lanius cephalomelas, Bp. Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1853, p. 436 ; Cat. 

 Birds, vol. viii. p. 429. 



Lanius nasutus, Wald. Tr. Z. S. ix. part ii, p. 162. 



Hah. Leyte {Everett) ; Zebu {Meyer) ; Panay {Somierat) ; Sulu 

 {Guillemard) ; N. Borneo {2Ius. Brit.). 



a-c. 6 • Sulu Island. 



d. $ . Sulu Island. 



Iris brown ; bill and tarsus brownish black. Length 23*5 -24-1 

 centims. ; wing 9'2-9"4 centims. 



This species seems to be the representative of L. bentet in N.E. 

 Borneo, Sulu, and the Philippines. It is characterized by the sharp 

 line of demarcation between the black of the head and tlie grey of the 

 scapular region. Above, the upper tail-coverts only are ferruginous. 

 Scapulars dull grey, shading into white below. Under surface 

 creamy white ; abdomen and flanks ferruginous. Feathers of tail 

 tipped with white, which becomes more or less eroded with age, the 

 base dirty white or fawn colour, excepting in the two middle pairs, 

 which are of a uniform brownish black. 



This Shrike was common on Sulu Island, specially affecting small 

 bare isolated trees in the open grassy country. 



20. Artamus letjcorhynchus (Horsf.). 



Leptopteryx leucorhynchos, Horsf. Tr. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 144 

 (1821); Wald. P.Z. S. 1866, p. 556. 



Artamus leucorhynchus, G. R. Gr. Gen. B. ii. p. 285 ; Cass. Un. S. 

 Expl. Exp. p. 440 ; Salvad. Ucc. di Borneo p. 140. 



Hab. Luzon {FinscTi, Meyer) ; Guimaras (Meyer) ; Negros 

 {Meyer, Everett) ; Bohol, Zebu, Basilau, and Leyte {Everett) ; 

 Mindanao (Sleere, Everett) ; Sulu {Burbidye, Guillemard) ; Borneo 

 {Beccari); Celebes {Wallace). 



