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Show 1877.] BIRDS OF THE PHILIPPINES. 537 " O n the 1st February, 1875, a party of four officers and three men left the ship with tent & c , and went up to the high land beyond Zamboanga. The tent was pitched in a valley called Pasananca, at a distance from Zamboanga of some seven miles. The tent and baggage had to be transported on horseback. The party remained at the spot the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, and returned to the ship on the 5th, at about midday. The following birds were obtained by the party, and were skinned by Percy at the tent:- [Buceros mindanensis. Harpactes ardens. Broderipus acrorhynchus. Erythropitta erythrogastra. Merops philippinus. Chrysocolaptes lucidus. bicolor. Prioniturus discurus. Entomobia gularis. Calobates melanops. Pelargopsis gigantea. Dicceum mindanense. Dicrurus striatus. Haliastur intermedius. Hypsipetes rufigularis. Tringoides hypoleucus. Ixus goiavier. Eurystomus orientalis. Phabotreron brevirostris. Rhyncheea capensis. Batrachostomus septimus. Gallinago stenura.]" Two more species were obtained at Zamboanga, which are not included in Mr. Murray's notes:- Charadrius fulvus. Sterna bergii. It will be seen that twelve species were obtained in Panay, two in Luzon, nine in Zebu, five in Camiguin, nine in Malanipa, and twenty-four in Mindanao. Mr. Murray's field-notes will be found added under the head of each species, included in brackets, together with the collection-numbers. The ornithological results of the ' Challenger's' short stay in the Philippine archipelago may be summarized as follows :- Specimens obtained, 98. Species obtained, 49. New species obtained, 7 :- Loriculus panayensis. Buceros mindanensis. Batrachostomus septimus. Dicceum mindanense. Dicrurus striatus. Phabotreron brevirostris. Nectarophila juliee. Genera added, 2 :- Batrachostomus. • Demiegretta. Habitat determined within the archipelago, 1 :- Rhyncheea capensis. Habitat corrected, 1:- Chrysocolaptes lucidus. Known species added to the Philippine fauna, 4 : Totanus incanus. Demiegretta sacra. Gallinago stenura. Sterna bergii. |