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The foregoing lists are sufficient to show the fundamental difference 

 between the birds of Cebu and Bohol, while the following lists are cal- 

 culated to indicate that Bohol is closely related to Samar-Leyte and 

 less closely to Mindanao : 



CHARACTERISTIC SPECIES FOUND IN BOHOL AND SAMAR-LEYTE. 



Loriculus Worcester!. 

 H ydrocorax semigaliatus. 

 Penelopides samarensis. 

 Yungipicus leytensis. 



Chrysocolaptes riifopunctatus. 

 Hypothymis samarensis. 

 Zosterornis nigricapitatus. 

 OrtJi o to in us sa m a re nsis. 



CHARACTERISTIC SPECIES FOUND IN BOHOL, SAMAR-LEYTE, AND MINDANAO. 



Phapitreron amethystina. 

 Pyrotrogon ardens. 

 Centropus melanops. 

 Pitta steerei. 

 Artamides hochi. 

 Poliolophus urostictus. 

 Orthotom us frontalis. 



Hyloterpe apoensis. 

 Rhabdomis minor. 

 Dicceum cinereigulare. 

 Prionochilus olivaceus. 

 Arachnothera pit ilippinensis. 

 Dicrurus striatus. 



LIST OF THE BIRDS OF BOHOL. 



Gallus gallus (Linn.).* 



The jungle fowl was abundant in the various localities visited; it is known to 

 the natives as "ma-noc'-i-has'." 



Turnix celestinoi McGregor.* 



A single hemipode was killed on a grassy hill near Guindulman. The species 

 was not observed in any other part of Bohol and it is probably rare as it seems 

 to be unknown to the natives. This species is somewhat similar to Turnix wh ite- 

 headi but differs in being darker and having a larger bill and longer wing and 

 tarsus. 



Osmotreron vernans (Linn.). 



Osmotreron vernans Tweeddale, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1878), 710. 



The green "pu-nai" was abundant in all localities visited and was usually 

 found feeding in shrubs. 



Phapitreron amethystina Bp.* 



Four examples of the amethyst dove, obtained at Sevilla, differ from two others 

 taken near Manila in having the chin and throat slightly darker and more ruddy 

 and the forehead darker. A female from Sevilla, taken March 23, has one of the 

 longer under tail-coverts entirely white. 



Phapitreron albifrons new species. 



I'habotreron brevirostris Steere, List Phil. Bds. (1890), 24. 



Specific characters. — Belonging to the small billed group of this genus but 

 distinguished from all other known species by the white forehead and chin and 

 the brown subocular line. 



Type. — No. 11490, £, Bureau of Science Collection; Tagbilaran, Island of 

 Bohol, P. I.; May 1, 190C; Celestino and Canton collectors. 



Description of type. — General color brown, much darker above, with iridescent 

 reflections most pronounced on nape, mantle, and breast; merging rather abruptly 



