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Gallinula chloropus £Linn.). 



A female was taken December 29 and several other individuals were seen ; 

 the species has not been previously noted from Basilan. 



Charadrius fulvus (Gin.). 



Two specimens were preserved and others were seen during December; the 

 species lias not been recorded from Basilan. 



Ochthodromus mongolus (Pallas). 



A female plover, taken December 20, is of this species which is new to the 

 Basilan list. 



/Egialitis dubia (Scop.). 



A male specimen of this small plover was taken January 3 and the species 

 is new to .the Basilan list. 



/Egialitis peroni (Bp.). 



A female was taken December 16; like the last this species has not been 

 recorded from Basilan. 



Himantopus leucocephalus Gould. 



A solitary bird, which 1 have no hesitation in referring to the above species, 

 was repeatedly seen on Malamaui; this species has been recorded from Mindanao 

 and so far from no other island in the Philippines. 



Totanus eurhinus (Oberh.). 



A female of this species was taken December 29 ; the species has not been 

 recorded from Basilan. 



Heteractitis brevipes (Vieill.). 



A female was taken December 12; this species appears not to have been re- 

 corded from Basilan. 



Rhyacophilus glareola (Gm.). 



This species, which was fairly common, seems to be unrecorded from Basilan ; 

 specimens were obtained in December. 



Limonites demacensis (Horsf.). 



Small flocks of stints were found about old, flooded rice-fields on Malamaui : 

 a male and two females taken December 20 are of this species, which is an addi- 

 tion to the Basilan list. 



Gallinago megala Swinhoe. 



Snipe were abundant about the duck pond on Malamaui and the only specimens 

 killed were of the above species. 



Dissoura episcopus (Bodd.). 



This stork was seen in flight and resting in small trees near the town of 

 Isabela; the species has not been noted as an inhabitant of Basilan. 



Ardea sumatrana Raffl. 



A female was taken December 18. One, of two fish extracted from its gullet 

 measured 3.5 inches in depth. This species of heron is an addition to the 

 Basilan list. 



Egretta garzetta (Linn.). 



A male taken December 20 measured 24 inches in length ; legs, blackish with 

 blotches of green on upper parts; feet and lower part of tarsi, green; bill, black, 

 except basal half of lower mandible which was white. This is the first record of 

 the species from Basilan. 



