70 m'gregor. 



Loriculus apicalis Souaiic^. 



Five specimens. The onlj' male is immature so that it is useless to 

 compare these birds with other species. 



PODARGID/^. 

 Batrachostomus septimus Tueeddale. 



A female taken near Butuan, October 5, differs from a female taken 

 in Basilan, in being slightly darker and a little more rusty on the back, 

 throat, and breast. The tail is decidedly longer; 123 mm. in the Min- 

 danao specimen against 110 in the Basilan female. 



CORACIID/E. 



Eurystomus orientalis ( LiniiEGUS ) . 



One specimen of this common roller. 



ALCEDINID/E. 

 Pelargopsis gigantea Walden. 



One male in good plumage. 

 Alcedo bengalensis Brisson. 



A pair from Butuan. 

 Alcyone argentata (Tweeddale). 



Sixteen specimens. Two of these are slightly bluer than the others, 

 but do not agree with A. flumenicola from Samar. Tliis species closely 

 resembles A. flumenicola, but differs from that species in having the chin 

 and throat pure white and the under parts washed with greenish-blue ; the 

 bill is slightly longer in A. argentata. 



Ceyx mindanensis Steere. 



One male and two females. These do not differ from specimens taken 

 in Basilan. The amount of black on the back probably depends upon the 

 age of the individual. 

 Halcyon coromandus (Latham). 



One adult male was taken November 2 ; another male, taken November 

 22, has the feathers of throat, breast, and sides of neck edged with dark 

 brown, forming numerous crescent-shaped marks. 

 Halcyon gularis (Kuhl). 



One female. 

 Halcyon winchelll Sharpe. 



One male and one female. 

 Halcyon chlorls (Boddaert). 



One female. 

 Halcyon hombroni (Bonaparte). 



One male of this rare kingfisher was taken during October. 



