BIRDS COLLECTED IN THE ISLAND OF POLILLO. 113 



Dicaeum xanthopygium I\veeddale. 



A Ter)^ abi.mdant species, indistinguishable from Mindoro specimens. 

 This fiowerpecker feeds at the flowers of Gonoceplialus violaceus (Bhmco) 

 Merrill and also at the fruit of Finis minahassce Miquel. 

 Dicaeum pygmasum (Kittlitz). 



Two females were collected. 



NECTARINIID/E. 

 >Ethopyga flavipectus Grant. 



Grant's sunbird was found in abimdance. Immature males were taken 

 throughout September, and three males, collected late in October, show 

 gray on the sides of the throat. 

 dinnyris sperata (Linnseus). 



Fairly abundant. • 



Cinnyris jugularis (Linnseus). 



Abundant in mangrove-swamps. 



MOTACILLID/E. 

 Motacilla melanope Pallas. 



First specimens obtained September 10; rather abundant in rice-land; 

 known to the residents of Polillo as "pi-yug-yug." 

 Budytes leucostriatus Homeyer. 



Eare and shy; first seen early in October. 

 Anthus rufulus Vieillot. 



Fairly abundant in rice-land. 

 Anthus gustavi Swinhoe. 



First specimen was collected September 29. 



PLOCEID/E. 

 Munia jagori Martens. 



Abundant; a nest with four eggs was found late in September. 



Uroloncha everetti (Tweeddale). 



Abundant. 



ORIOLID/E. 

 Oriolus acrorhynchus Vigors. 

 Abundant. 



DICRURID/C. 

 Dicrurus balicassius (Linnseus). 



The only specimen of Dicrurus collected, a female, appears to be of 

 this species. 



