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McGregor: Birds of Antique Province 
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Ninox philippensis Bonaparte. 
A female of the Philippine hawk owl was collected at Culasi 
on May 21. This species has not been previously recorded from 
Panay. 
Tyto longimembris ( Jerdon) . 
The dried remains of an owl found on the road near Sebaste 
were easily recognized as those of a grass owl. This species 
has not been previously recorded from Panay. 
Eurystomus orientalis (Linnseus) . 
The oriental roller was as abundant in Panay as it is in many 
other parts of the Philippine Islands. 
Halcyon gularis (Kuhl) . 
Common at Tibiao and at Culasi. 
Halcyon chloris Boddaert) . 
Common at Tibiao and at Culasi and noted on Maralison 
Island. 
Penelopides panini (Boddaert). 
Hornbills were very scarce in the localities visited by us, and 
only one specimen was collected. 
Merops americanus P. L. S. Muller. 
One specimen of the chestnut-headed beebird was collected at 
Culasi. 
Caprimulgus manillensis Walden. 
A specimen of the Manila nightjar was killed on the ground 
in a second-growth thicket on May 27. No species of this genus 
has been previously recorded from Panay. 
Collocalia troglodytes Gray. 
Swiftlets of this species were seen about grassy hills near 
Culasi at about 700 meters’ altitude. 
Collocalia marginata Salvadori. 
About a dozen nests of Salvadori’s swiftlet were found 
plastered to the walls of a small cave near Tibiao at 130 meters’ 
altitude. One bird was caught on the nest with an insect net. 
The nest is composed of fibers of Usnea species and a few other 
fine plant stems, fastened together and to the rock wall by 
means of a small quantity of the glutinous substance that is 
