6 
crow is known, but it would be unjust to condemn it with¬ 
out a careful study of its habits throughout the year. 
Haivks and owls .—The hawks ( limbas , manaol, lauin ) and 
owls ( cnago , bucao) of the Philippines subsist upon beetles, 
locusts, frogs, and snakes. Some of the hawks 3 are very 
industrious in catching locusts whenever these appear in 
Fig. 2. A Philippine owl, Syrnium 
whiteheadi Sharpe. (From The Ibis, 
1888.) 
Fig. 3. Monkey-eating eagle, Pitheco- 
phaga jefferyi Grant. (From The Ibis, 
1897.) 
great numbers. One species 4 feeds upon the larvse of wild 
bees, while another 5 subsists upon wild ducks and probably 
to some extent upon domestic birds. One of the very small 
hawks 6 has been seen catching butterflies on the wing. 
Doves and pigeons .—The common doves ( batobato ) 7 are 
fond of seeds. At times some of them eat a great deal 
of palay, but as this is mostly waste left on the ground 
3 Haliastur intermedins Gurney. 
4 Pernis ptilorhynchus (Temminck). 
5 Falco peregrinus Tunstall and other species of this genus. 
* Microhierax erythrogenys (Vigors). 
7 Streptopelia dussumieri (Temminck), CEnopopelia humilis (Tem¬ 
minck), and Geopelia striata (Linnaeus). 
