﻿BIRDS FROM THE ISLAND OF BASILAN. 291 



Dicrurus striatus Tweed. 



This species was very abundant near Isabela. A female taken January 15 

 differs from the usual specimens in having feathers of lower breast and abdomen 

 tipped with gray. A pensile nest of this species found March 12 is composed of 

 plant fibers. Its inside diameter is 3 inches and its inside depth is 2 inches. 

 The three eggs are light cream, almost white, in color decorated with faint spots 

 of pale lilac and brighter spots of reddish brown, mostly near the larger end of 

 the egg. The eggs measure: 1.14 by 0.76; 1.15 by 0.75; 1.16 by 0.77. 



Sarcops melanonotus Grant. 

 Abundant. 



Lamprocorax panayensis (Scop.). 

 Abundant. 



Corone philippina (Bonap.). 



Abundant. « 



