﻿BIRDS COLLECTED IN CEBU. 303 



Ninox spilonota Bourns & Worcester. 



A male owl from Oro in the mountains back of Toledo appears at first sight to 

 represent a species very distinct from N. spilonota, as much of the plumage is white, 

 this being most conspicuous on scapulars, chin, throat, and under tail coverts. 

 In dimensions, however, this specimen does not differ greatly from a male taken 

 in Sibuyan and I believe that the C'ebu skin is merely an extremely light example of 

 the above species. 



Cacatua haematuropygia (P. L. S. Mull.). 



Not very abundant ; noted at Danao and Toledo. 



Prioniturus discurus (VieilL). 

 Fairly common near Toledo. 



Tanygnathus lucionensis (Linn.). 

 Rare. 



Loriculus chrysonotus Sel. 



While at Toledo we spent considerable time hunting in coconut groves near the 

 beach without finding a single lorikeet, but we found several birds of this species 

 feeding at a few coconut trees near the forest and killed a few solitary birds in 

 the forest. We failed altogether to get adults. The following notes respecting 

 this species are from a manuscript by Worcester and Bourns. 



"The only Loriculus which we failed to find abundantly in coconut trees where 

 the trees themselves were accessible. In 1888 several days of hard work in the 

 great coconut groves near Carmen, Cebu, brought us but a single specimen. In 

 1893, however, we found it quite abundant in the woods near Toledo. It is 

 possible that its disappearance from the coconut groves of the east coast is due 

 to the lack of suitable breeding ground near by. The forest has been almost 

 entirely cleared from the Island and the little which remains will soon be gone." 



Eurystomus or'ientalis (Linn.). 



The oriental roller was seen at Danao. 



Pelargopsis gigantea Walden. 



One killed and another individual seen on the river near Toledo. 



Alcedo bengalensis Briss. 



Obtained along the river near Toledo and on the beach at Minglanilla. Al- 

 cyone was not once seen. 



Ceyx bournsi Steere. 



One specimen obtained near Toledo. 



Halcyon gularis (Kuhl). 

 Seen at Danao. 



Halcyon chloris (Bodd.). 

 Collected at Toledo. 



Merops americanus P. L. S. Muller. 



One specimen of the bay-headed bee-bird from Toledo. 



Merops philippinus Linn. 

 A male from Danao July 25. 



Caprimulgus grlseatus Wald. 



Abundant on the beach near Toledo. 



Caprimulgus manillensis Wald. 



Less abundant than C. griseatits but found in the same place on the beach. 

 A specimen was killed over a grassy field near mangrove swamp. 



