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part of bill is red; terminal half of upper mandible and two-thirds of lower 

 mandible, white; irides, pale yellow, legs, dark red; nails, blackish-brown. In 

 the young bird the bill is erestless and black with a light yellow tip; irides-brown ; 

 legs and feet, yellowish-brown ; nails, blackish-brown. 



The Bohol specimens agree with the description of H. semigaliatus. 



Penelopides samarensis Steere.* 



The "tau-si" occurs in the same areas as Hydrocorax. Bohol specimens agree 

 with descriptions of P. samarensis and are doubtless of this species. 



Merops americanus P. L. S. Mtiller.* 



One specimen from near Tagbilaran was collected May 24. 



Merops philippinus Linn. 



Merops philippinus Tweeddale, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1878), 709. 



Three specimens from Guindulman where this species was frequently seen. 



Caprimulgus manillensis Walden.* 



A specimen of the Manila goatsucker taken at Sevilla, April 24, does not 

 differ from specimens collected in the islands of Mindoro and Luzon. 



Salangana whiteheadi (Grant).* 



A female was taken at Tagbilaran, May 12. 



Salangana troglodytes Gray.* 



This small species was fairly common in Bohol and was often seen in com- 

 pany with Salvadori's swift. The native names "bti-ta buta," meaning a blind one 

 and "sai-au," meaning the dancer, are applied to both swifts and swallows with- 

 out discrimination. It seems probable that the former name was originally used 

 for the swifts as the word blind characterizes most aptly their dodging, erratic 

 flight. 



Salangana marginata (Salvad.).* 



Salvadori's swift was not uncommon near Guindulman. On June 5 it was 

 found breeding in a large cave and a nest examined at that time contained young 

 which were about to fly. In Bohol no groups of nests were observed like those 

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 Tachornis pallidior McGregor.* 



The paler palm swift is the most interesting of our finds among the Gypselidw 

 of Bohol. It was first detected on June 18 when a few individuals were found 

 feeding about a clump of bamboo not far from Guindulman. Specimens from 

 Bohol do not differ from the type. 



Pyrotrogon ardens (Temm.).* 



The Philippine trogon was obtained at Sevilla and at Guindulman. 



Hierococcyx fugax (Horsf.).* 



One female specimen from Sevilla, taken March 23. 



Cacomantis merulinus (Scop.). 



Cacomantis merulinus Tweeddale, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1878), 709. 

 This common cuckoo was obtained in various localities. 



Eudynamis mindanensis (Linn.).* 

 One specimen from Tagbilaran. 



Centropus viridis (Scop.). 



Centrococcyx viridis Tweeddale, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1878), 709. 



"Publications of the Bureau of Government Laboratories, Manila (1905), 

 25, 14, PI. 2. 



