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islands not all the individuals can be referred to one race so that we have seemingly 

 two varieties and birds intermediate between them existing in one restricted 

 area. The dimensions of Sarcops vary considerably and appear to afford no means 

 of distinguishing between the two races. 



Measurements of Sarcops calvus, five males, and Sarcops melanonotus, ten males, showing 



extremes. 



Species. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Bill from 

 nostril. 



Tarsus. 



Sarcops calvus 



4. 83 to 5. 18 

 5. 00 to 5. 35 



4.20 to 4. 70 

 4. '28 to 4. 97 



0. 77 to 0. 90 

 0. 76 to 0. 87 



1.06 to 1.25 

 1. 14 to 1. 24 



Sarcops melanonotus __ _ 





Lamprocorax panayensis (Scop.). 



Calornis panayensis Tweeddale, Proc. Zool. Soc (1878), 710. 



The Panay starling flourishes in great numbers under the native name of 

 "ga-lang-si-ang' " ; in Tagbilaran several dozen were nesting in the roof of the 

 provincial government building and at Guindulman four individuals spent their 

 time in carrying nesting materials into the end of the bamboos on the roof of 

 a town house. June 15 a colony of several pairs was discovered in the crevices 

 of a small, coral-rock island. The only accessible nest contained three full- 

 grown young which left the nest when disturbed. One of these ended his flight 

 in the water and was immediately picked up by a watchful Haliastur. 



Corone philippina (Bp.). 



Corvus philippinus Tweeddale, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1878), 710. 



The Philippine crow occurs in Bohol in its usual abundance and one example 

 from Tagbilaran was preserved. "Uak" is the only native name I have ever heard 

 for the crow and that is the name used in Bohol. 



