276 m'gregor. 



LIST OF SPECIES COLLECTED.^ 

 PHASIANID/E. 

 Excalfactoria lineata (Scopoli). 



One male and one female, both in adult plumage, were collected. 

 Siquijor is a new locality for this species where it is known as "bun-tog." 



Gallus gallus (LinnsEus). 



One jungle cock was collected. 



TRERONID/E. 

 Osmotreron vernans (Liimseus). 



Two adult males of this handsome wood-dove. The eggs are pure 

 white : two collected April 11, 1908, measure, 30 by 22.6 and 31.6 by 22.4. 

 Two eggs collected at a somewhat later date measure, 27.5 by 21.2 and 

 27.3 by 21.2. The nest of this dove is a thin platform of coarse root- 

 lets and tendrils with a few larger sticks as a foundation. Two or three 

 dead leaves are scattered among the rootlets. The greatest diameter 

 of the nest collected is about 200 millimeters and the greatest outside 

 depth less than 30 mm. 



Osmotreron axillaris (Bonaparte). 



Pour specimens in line plumage have the wings slightly longer than 

 do specimens from more northern islands, liut the colors are not dif- 

 ferent. An egg taken from the oviduct of a female on April 15, 1908, 

 measured 30 by 23.7. 



Phapltreron albifrons JIcGiegor. 



Two specimens of the genus Phapitreron can not be distinguished 

 from P. albifrons of Bohol. 



Muscadivores chalybura (Bonaparte). 



One male and one female of the imperial fruit ])igeon are of this 

 common variety of M. cenea. 



Myristicivora bicolor (Scopoli). 



One specimen of the nutmeg pigeon. 



PERISTERID/E. 

 Streptopelia dussumieri (Xeniminek) . 



Two specimens of this common turtle dove. 



Chalcophaps indica (Linnieus). 

 One specimen. 



' The metric system is used in all measurements here recorded. The vernacular 

 names given under various species were found in use among the residents of the 

 island and were collected bv Mr. Celestino. 



