NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PHILIPPINE BIRDS, IV 
By Richard C. McGregor 
Ornithologist, Bureau of Science, Manila 
FOUR PLATES AND THREE TEXT FIGURES 
This paper consists of notes on several species of Philippine 
birds that are rare or otherwise of unusual interest. The genus 
Erythrura is added to the Philippine list, but unfortunately the 
species cannot be determined at present. Chxtura pinna was 
collected in two islands in 1920, although nothing had been seen 
of it for fifteen years. These captures confirm the long-held 
opinion that much more ornithological field work is necessary 
in the Philippine Islands. Only a few of the smaller islands 
have been thoroughly explored for birds, and the work on the 
larger islands has been far from complete. From no locality 
or island have we a record of observations made throughout 
an entire year. Merrill 1 has shown how incomplete and frag- 
mentary botanical exploration has been, and zoological explor- 
ation has been equally inadequate. 
Megapodius cumingi Dillwyn. 
On August 1, 1921, Mr. L. H. Taft brought to the Bureau of 
Science a chick and two eggs of the tabon. Efforts were made 
to rear the young bird, but it died in a few days. These speci- 
mens were secured near Calabgan, Casiguran, Tayabas Province, 
Luzon, through the interest of Capt. M. G. Martling. The matter 
is worthy of notice, because the tabon has been rarely recorded 
from Luzon. However, Captain Martling says that tabons are 
common near Casiguran. 
Francolinus pintadeanus (Scopoli). Plate 1, fig. 1; text fig. 1. 
Tetrao pintadeanus Scopoli, Del. Flor. et Faun. pt. 2 (1786) 93. 
Francolinus chinensis Grant, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. 22 (1893) 136 
( Tetrao chinensis Osbeck, 1771, not of Linnasus, 1766); Oates, 
Hume’s Nests and Eggs of Indian Bds. 3 (1890) 431; Cat. Bds.’ 
Eggs Brit. Mus. 1 (1901) 37, pi. 2, fig. 4. 
A pair of francolins was collected by Macario Ligaya, on July 
4, 1919, near Balagbag, Rizal Province, Luzon. These speci- 
1 Philip. Journ. Sci. § C 10 (1915) 159-167. 
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