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Show 1879.] ORNITHOLOGY OF THE PHILIPPINES. 73 45. OsMOTRERON VERNANS (135). [Basilan, $, May.] 46. PTILOPUS MELANOCEPHALUS. Ptilopus melanocephalus (Forster); Tweeddale, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 951. [Basilan, cf 2, May, June.] Not to be distinguished from Zarnboanga examples. 47. RAMPHICULUS OCCIPITALIS (138). [Basilan, $ , June : iris light hazel-brown.] 48. PHABOTRERON BREVIROSTRIS. Phabotreron brevirostris, Tweeddale, P. Z.S. 1877, p. 549. [Basilan, $ , May : iris light warm brown ; bill black ; feet carmine.] 49. C A R P O P H A G A ^ENEA (141). [Basilan, cf $ , May.] 50. iANTHffiNAS GRISEIGULARIS (145). [Basilan, cf $ , May and June.] 51. MACROPYGIA EURYCERCA. Macropygia eurycerca, Tweeddale, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 288, no. 49. [Basilan, $, May.] 52. CHALCOPHAPS INDICA (150). [Basilan, cf $, May and June.] 53. G A L L U S BANKIVA (153). [Basilan, <J $, May.] 54. MEGAPODIUS DILLWYNI (158). Megapodius dillwyni, Tweeddale, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 766. [Basilan, $, June.] 55. TOTANUS CAL1DRIS (184). [Basilan, $ , May : iris bright brick-red.] The occurrence of the Redshank in the Philippines is thus established. 56. N Y C T I C O R A X MANILLENSIS (198). [Basilan, cf, May. Iris golden-yellow; orbital region yellow-green ; bill black ; basal half of mandible yellow ; legs light yellowish ; the front of tarsi and the upper surface of feet olivaceous brown.] |