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M'GREGOR. 



nigrorum and Ahrornis oUvacea, collected by the Steere Expedition were 

 described and figured by Moseley.^ 



Bourns and Worcester ^ added twenty-four species to the Negros list 

 and described the following as new: Phapitreron maculipectus, Batra- 

 chostomus menagei, Ceyx nigrirostris, Oriolus nigrostriatus {^steeri), 

 /Ethopyga ionita, Hyloterpe winchelli, and Rhmomyias alhigularis. 



Grant's ^ report on Whitehead's collection includes notes on eighty-six 

 species, three being described as new: Turdus nigrorum, Brachypteryx 

 irunneiceps, and Cittocincla nigrorum. 



In 1894 Clarke began a series of papers based upon birds collected in 

 Negros by W. A. Keay." In these papers eighty-six species are recorded 

 and one new species, Phlogomas heayi, is described and figured. 



In February and March, 1909, Mr. Andres Celestino made collections 

 in the vicinity of Cadiz, northern Negros, and the species obtained by 

 him are listed in the jDresent paper. The following species are believed 

 to be here recorded from this island for the first time : Astur irivirgatus, 

 Tachornis pallidior, Cyanomyias ccelestis, and yEthopyga honita. 



LIST OF SPECIES. 

 TRERONID/E. 

 Osmotreron axillaris (Bonaparte). 



One female. 

 Phapitreron maculipectus Bourns and Worcester. 



The collection contains nine specimens of this rare dove. The collector 

 gives the length as 280 to 292 millimeters ; eyes brown ; bill black ; feet 

 red ; nails brown. 



Measurements of Phapitreron maculipectus. 



Sex. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Culmen 

 from 

 base. 



Tarsus. 



Male - 



mm. 

 145 

 143 

 146 

 141 

 147 

 149 

 140 

 145 

 137 



mm. 

 118 

 120 

 118 

 114 

 120 

 119 

 112 

 118 

 102 



mm. 

 24 

 23 

 24.5 

 27 

 24 

 23 

 23 

 22 

 22 



ftim. 

 21 

 20 

 20 

 18 

 19 

 19 

 18 

 18 

 19 



Do 



Do 



Do. _ — 



Do 





Do 



Do _ _ 



Do.« - 





^ Tttis specimen is in poor plumage. 



' lUs (1891), 46, 47, pi. 2. 



' Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1894), 1, 1-64. 

 'His (1896), 325-565. 



^"Ibis (1894), 532-535; Second Contribution, /6id. '(1895) 

 Ibid. (1898), 119-124; Part IV, Ibid. (1900), 351-361, pi. 8. 



473-479; Part III, 



