XIII, D, 1 



McGregor: Philippine Birds, II 



The other two are abundant and have been found on many of 

 the islands. The Bureau of Science possesses only three speci- 

 mens of 0. veredus. Two (No. 13176, male, and No. 13177) were 

 collected by Col. John R. White at Iwahig, Palawan, on July 

 15, 1908. One of these is a male in summer plumage. The 

 dark chestnut band and the blackish band on the throat and the 

 chest are well developed. The toes and half of the tarsus are 

 missing from the right leg of the specimen, and the collector's tag 

 bears the note: "Shot on plaza. One leg missing when killed." 

 The other specimen, of which the sex is not given, has the bands 



Fig. 1. Jdeeoacolopax minutus (Gould). Actual size. 



on the lower throat and the chest pale brown. A female (No. 

 12981) in immature plumage was collected by Dr. and Mrs. H. 

 C. Curl at Caiiacao, Cavite, Luzon, on September 11, 1909. 



Mesoscolopax minutus (Gould). Fig. 1. 



Mesoscolopax minuttis McGregoe, Man. Phil. Bds. (1909), 119, 727 

 (Luzon). 



My record of the pygmy curlew for Luzon was based on a 

 female specimen (No. 12932) collected by Dr. and Mrs. H. C. 

 Curl at Canacao, Cavite Province, Luzon, on October 3, 1909. 

 The specimen was presented to the Bureau of Science. 



