﻿312 m'gregor. 



Heteractitis brevipes (Vieill.). 



Many specimens taken with remnants of the mottled summer plumage, others 

 in plain winter dress. Known to natives of the island as "ta-ling-ting" but the 

 name is not always restricted to this species. 



Actitis hypoleucus (Linn.). 

 One specimen. 



Limonites ruficollis (Pall.). 



A good series of this stint. A female of August 27, 1900, still retains much 

 of the pretty summer plumage hut the other specimens show little traces of it. 

 Known in Bantayan as "ti-ut'-ti-ut'." 



Galiinago megala Swinh. 



Snipe are rare in Bantayan as there is little ground suited to their needs. A 

 female was taken September 17. 1000, and a few more were seen. 



Ardea sumatrana Raffl. 



Each day a number of large herons were feeding in shallow water beyond the 

 tide flats. An immature male was collected August 24, 1900. 



Demiegretta sacra (Gin.). 



The blue reef heron was seen but once, near Santa Fe. 



Nycticorax manillensis Vig. 



A small flock of Manila night herons was noted. 



Butorides javanica (Horsf.). 

 Abundant in mangrove swamps. 



Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsf.). 



*Ducks, all of this common species, were obtained on a small shallow pond 

 near the eastern coast of the island. 



Fregata ariel (Gould). 



This graceful bird was first observed on September 5, 1900, when three individ- 

 uals flew over, passing from east to west followed at about 100 yards by four 

 more, one of which was killed; a single bird was seen two days later. The natives 

 say that this bird "eats wind" and that it never alights; the native name on 

 Bantayan is "con-pi-sao'." The specimen collected was a male; length, 28.8 inches; 

 extent of wings, 03.0 inches; bill gray; gular pouch white with some scarlet 

 wash. 



Circus melanoleucus (Forster). 



A fine adult male of this marsh hawk was killed in a "cogon" grass field on 

 September 3, 1900. 



Haliaetus leucogaster (Gin.). 

 Fairly abundant. 



Haliastur intermedius Gurney. 

 Abundant. 



Elanus hypoleucus Gould. 



An adult specimen was killed in a bamboo, September 17, 1900. 



Cacatua haematuropygia (P. L. S. M(iller). 

 One specimen; rare. 



Tanygnathus lucionensis (Linn.). 

 One specimen ; rare. 



Eurystomus orientalis (Linn.). 

 One specimen ; rare. 



