108 MCGREGOR. 



ANATID/E. 

 Anas luzonica Fraser. 



This mallard is known in Polillo as "'pa-pan." 

 Spatula clypeata (Linnajus). 



Three, shoveler clucks were killed November 1 ; this species is calJeil 

 "ba-li-nis." 



FALCON I D/E. 

 Astur trivirgatus (Temminek). 



One immature male was collected September 26. 

 Accipiter gularis (Temminek and .Schlegel). 



An immature female was collected November 17. 

 Spilornis holospilus (Vigors). 



One male was killed near the barrio of Burdeos. 

 Butastur indicus (Gmelin). 



A few individuals noted. 

 Haliastur intermedius Gurney. 



Occasionally seen. 

 Pernis ptilorhyncus (Temminek). * 



A female honey buzzard, taken September 30, is in immature plumage. 

 Entire under parts white, lightly washed with buff ; feathers of throat and 

 fore breast with blackish shafts; forehead, cheeks, ear-eoverts, and a wide 

 band over each eye white ; a large patch in front of each eye, and a smaller 

 space behind each eye, blackish brown. Another female, in adult plum- 

 age, was collected October 2. 



STRIGID/E. 

 Ninox philippensis Bonaparte. 



One female was killed in deep forest; others were heard in coconut 

 trees about the town. 



CACATUID/E. 

 Cacatua haematuropygia (P. L. S. Miiller). 



Several hundred cockatoos roosted every night in a large, rdead tree 

 in the center of a rice field. This species is called "ca-lang-ai" in Polillo. 



PSITTACID/E. 



Tanygnathus lucionensis (Linnseus). 



Abundant. 

 Tanygnathus freer! sp. nov. 



Specific characters. — Similar to Tanygnathus everetti Tweeddale, but 

 much larger ; wings and tail much longer ; blue of the back lighter ; green 

 of the crown lighter ; a distinct yellow collar on the hind neck. 



Type. — No. 7219, adult male. Bureau of Science collection; collected 

 near Polillo, Island of Polillo, November 8, 1909, by S. C. McGregor and 



