﻿288 m'gbegor. 



Artamides kochi Kutter. 



An abundant species. In some female skins the black bars of under tail-coverts 

 are almost entirely wanting. Specimens from Bobol and from Basilan are speci- 

 fically identical and differ in no way. 



Edoliisoma mindanense (Tweed.). 



Numerous specimens from Basilan agree with the description of the type from 

 Mindanao and are doubtless identical with the above species. Birds in young- 

 banded plumage were taken January 12 and 19 and March 7. Edoliisoma elusum 

 is found to be quite distinct from this species. In the male of E. mindanense 

 the rump and upper tail-coverts are pale-gray, the coverts tipped with white, 

 while in the male of elusum the back, rump, and tail-coverts are uniform. The 

 females of the two species differ in the same way and in addition the female of 

 mindanense has the abdomen and under-tail coverts very pale-gray, almost white, 

 while in the female of elusum the under parts are uniform slate-gray. 



Pericrocotus cinereus Lafr. 



Two specimens of the ashy minivet were secured February 18 ; this appears to 

 be the most southern point in the Philippines from which the species is known. 



Lalage niger (Forster). 

 Fairly common. 



Irena melanochlamys Sharpe. 



This species was very abundant in Basilan and was more often killed in 

 small trees near cultivated land than in forest. The figure which accompanies the 

 original description 3 represents very poorly the coloration of lower parts. In 

 the plate the line between black and blue of fore breast is altogether too sharpely 

 defined and the blue is far too light. 



lole rufigularis (Sharpe). 



This distinct species of fruit-thrush is abundant and does not differ in habits 

 from its relative found in Luzon. 



Poliolophus urostictus (Salvad.). 



I am inclined to think that Steere's name Poliolophus basilanicus may have to 

 be recognized for the bird inhabiting Basilan. The bill is noticeable longer and 

 the white spots of rectrices occupy more space in Basilan specimens than in 

 others from Luzon. The species is fairly abundant in the forest near Isabela. 



Pycnonotus goiavier (Scop.). 

 Very abundant. 



Ptilocichla basilanica Steere. 



The length of tarsus (.11) given in the original description 4 is clearly a 

 misprint for 1.11 inches. 



Zosterornis capitalis (Tweed.). 



Three specimens taken during February and March. 



Macronus striaticeps Sharpe. 

 Abundant. 



Copsychus mindanensis (Gin.). 

 One female. December IS. 



'Trans. Linn. Hoc. Ser. 2 Zool. 1, 334. 

 4 Steere: List birds and mammals Steere Exp., Ann- Arbor (1890), 18. 



