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the side of the throat; under surface bright yellow, slightly deeper on the fore neck ; throat almost 
white, slightly mingled with yellow ; flanks dull greyish yellow. 
This species has a longer bill than P. xanthopygius of Borneo, its nearest ally. 
97. Cinnyris sperata, L. P. 
98. Cinnyris aurora (Tweedd.). f- 
On a large plain, studded here and there with clumps of bamboo and low trees, I collected a few 
pairs, all of which had nests, on the 29th June. The nests hang from the ends of the boughs, often in a 
very exposed position. The eggs are two in number, and are similar to those of C. pectoralis. 
99. Chalcostetha insignis (Jard.). M. 
100. jEthopyga shelleyi, Sharpe, f. 
Fairly common, frequenting the edges of old forest. 
The female is, I believe, undescribed, and is above bright olive-green, greyer on head and rump ; 
wings brown outwardly, edged with reddish brown. Two centre tail-feathers olive-green, with a black 
blotch near the tip, which in certain lights is metallic green; rest of tail black, tipped with olive-yellow, 
edged outwardly near the base with reddish yellow. Under surface greyish olive on the sides of the face, 
throat, and breast ; abdomen pale yellow, deepening on the under tail-coverts. 
Faded females are dull brown above; pale greyish brown on the throat, breast, and flanks. 
101. Anthreptes malaccensis (Scop.). M. 
102. Arachnothera dilutior, Sharpe, f. 
103. Corone pusilla (Tweedd.). f- 
Plentiful in all old jungle, feeding entirely on fruit. This species never seems to settle on the 
ground or to visit the vicinity of native villages, and I never saw it near the Sulu cattle. Here we find 
in Palawan an interesting member of the Crow family which has attained none of the pernicious habits 
that make his more civilized brethren in other parts of the globe so renowned. It will be interesting to 
see if, when Palawan becomes opened up for planting and its forests destroyed, its Crow will become 
more civilized too, and change its present mode of life into that of a garbage-eating pilferer. I am afraid 
civilization will benefit the Crow as little as it does the native, so that our philanthropic European race 
will improve them both, as it generally does, off the face of the earth. 
But to return to the Crow : it is, no doubt, one of the most interesting birds in Palawan, and may 
often be noticed making flights from forest to forest, with neck outstretched, and uttering a peculiar 
“ Ka-ka-gug-gug ” note. During flight the wings are often held below the body, the primary feathers 
only being used with a quick flittering motion. 
104. Sturnia violagea (Bodd.). *. 
105. Calornis panayensis (Scop.). P. 
106. Eulabes palawanensis, Sharpe, f. 
107. Oxycerca everetti, Tweedd. t- 
108. Munia jagori, Cab. P. 
109. Treron VERNANS (L.). M. 
110. Treron nasica, Schlegel. M. 
111. Carpophaga alnea (L.). M. 
120. PoLYPLECTRON NAPOLEONIS, Less. |. 
This splendid little Pheasant is scarce and local, all my specimens having been collected in one 
forest, and although my men set hundreds of snares in other forests we never met with another during 
112. Carpophaga bicolor (Scop.). M. 
113. Ptilopus leclancheri, Bp. P. 
114. Ptilopus melanocephalus, Forster. M. 
115. Turtur dussumieri (Temm.). P. 
116. Turtur tigrina (Temm.). M. 
117. Calcenas nicobarica, L. M. 
118. Chalcophaps indica (L.). *. 
119. Macropygia tenuirostris, Gr. R. Gray. P. 
