﻿THE BIRDS OF BA.TAN, ETC. 345 



Description. — Similar to the male but uniform dark green above with no 

 ocherous color on head and no maroon on wings and mantle. Length in flesh, 

 14 inches; wing, 7.60; tail, 5.16; exposed culmen, 0.80; tarsus, 1.04; middle toe 

 with claw, 1.52. 



The specimens from Calayan recorded as Hplienocercus formosw " must be 

 referred to this new species. 



Leucotreron leclancheri (Bp.). 



Specimens from Batan and Camiguin average larger than examples from more 

 southern islands, but there is a great variation in series. This species was found 

 in abundance on Camiguin. The nest is a slight platform of small twigs placed 

 on a horizontal branch, at from six to fifteen feet from the ground. The four 

 nests found contained but one egg each. Two eggs taken July 3 measure re- 

 spectively 1.39 by 0.92 and 1.40 by 0.97. Another egg taken July 18 measures 

 1.24 by 0.95. These three eggs were slightly incubated. An egg in advanced 

 stage of incubation was taken June 25. 



Muscadivora nuchalis (Cab.). 



The balud of Camiguin is provisionally referred to the above species. 



Chalcophaps indica (Linn.). 

 Fairly abundant. 



Hypotsenidia torquata (Linn.). 



Apparently rare; one individual killed. 



Orthorhamphus magnirostris (Vieill.). 



Two seen on the beach June 22; one male killed. Bill black, its basal skin 

 dull-yellow; legs pale-yellow, shading into pale-lead-blue on feet; nails black. 

 Stomach contained remains of beach crabs. 



Nycticorax manillensis Vig. 



A few specimens of the Manila night heron were observed on the small island 

 opposite the town. 



Butorides javanica (Horsf.). 

 Rare. 



Dendrocygna arcuata (Horsf.). 



A small flock of this species was found on the island opposite the town. 



Haliaetus leucogaster (Gm.). 



Rare. 

 Falco perigrinus Tunst. 



A female in dark plumage was taken June 24. Length in flesh, 19 inches. 

 Irides brown; bill black at tip, plumbeous at base, cere paler; nails black. One 

 other individual was seen. 



Ninox japonica (Temm. and Schl.). 



Abundant and apparently breeding. Four specimens, two adults and two 

 full-grown young, were taken June 22. 

 Eurystomus orientalis (Linn.). 



Rare. 



Halcyon coromandus (Lath.). 



A female in perfect plumage was taken July 13. Irides brown; bill, legs, and 

 nails, bright coral-red. The stomach contained a small crab. 



"Bull. Philippine Mus. (1904), 4, 9. 



