﻿338 m'gregor. 



Camiguin, while more mountainous than Batan, is for the most part 

 heavily wooded and it seemed reasonable to expect a much greater 

 number of species than were found. Camiguin has an area of 61 square 

 miles and is about 25 miles distant from Cape Engaho. Its avian fauna 

 bears a resemblance to that of Calayan in the presence of Cinnyrls 

 whiteheadi, Pardaliparus edithce, and Sphenocercus australis, but its 

 Zosterops is not of the meyeni group and the new flycatcher, Camiguinia 

 personata, is not represented in Calayan by any related species. The 

 common Philippine crow, Corona pliilippina, does not occur in Camiguin. 



Two species of swift, Cypselus pacificus (Lath.), from Batan and 

 Camiguin and Cypselus subfurcatus Blyth from Camiguin are new to 

 the list of Philippine birds. One genus and seven species are here 

 described as new as follows : 



Sphenocercus australis, Batan, Calayan, Camiguin. 



Terpsiphone nigra, Batan, Y'Ami. 



Camiguinia. new genus, Camiguin. 



Camiguinia personata, Camiguin. 



Hypsipetes camiguinensis, Camiguin. 



Hyloterpe illex, Camiguin. 



Zosterops batanis, Batan. 



Zosterops meyleri, Camiguin. 



THE BIRDS 01? BATAN". 



Excalfactoria lineata (Scop.). 



A pair killed in a field of young sugar cane on June 5. 



Sphenocercus australis sp. nov. 



This species is not abundant on Batan; the few specimens obtained do not 

 differ materially from those taken in Calayan and Camiguin. The native name 

 is "a-ri-da-uang." 



Leucotreron leclancheri (Bp.) 



Not common: an adult male was taken May 31. 



Columba griseigularis (Wald. and Lay.). 



Large numbers of this dove are taken by means of birdlime and sold to persons 

 visiting the island. The local name of the species is "ba-duc'." An adult example 

 taken by us does not differ greatly from specimens from other islands. Length 

 17.0 inches. Base of bill, eyelids, and bare space around eyes, deep rose-pink ; 

 tip of bill very pale-yellow; irides, yellow; feet, dark-rose, leaden-gray between 

 the scales ; nails, pale-yellow. 



Macropygia phsea McGregor. 



A male was taken May 29. Length, 16.5 inches. Tip of bill, brown, basal 

 part dull-red ; legs, bright-rose ; nails, gray ; irides, double ringed, inner ring pale- 

 blue, outer light reddish with black line between the two rings. A nest and 

 egg were found half way up Mount Iraya on June 12. The nest was a slight 

 platform of twigs placed ten feet from the ground in a dwarfed and twisted 

 tree. The slightly incubated egg measured 1.45 by 1.05; it is pure white and 

 unspotted. 



