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Show 1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT ' MARCHESA.' 417 JEGIALITES PERONI, Temm. Mgialites peronii, Salvad. op. cit. p. 315. 6*. Usukan Bay, N. Borneo, June 4th. STREPSILAS INTERPRES, Linn. Strepsilas interpres, Salvad. op. cit. p. 320. 6*. Libarran I., N. Borneo, April 16th. TRINGA ALBESCENS, Temm. Actodromas albescens, Salvad. op. cit. p. 323. Sandakan Bay, one specimen. TRINGOIDES HYPOLEUCUS, Linn. Tringoides hypoleucus, Salvad. op. cit. p. 326. Sandakan Bay, one specimen. TOTANUS INCANUS, Gm. Totanus incanus, Salvad. op. cit. p. 329. 2 • Usukan Bay, N. Borneo, June 3rd. NUMENIUS UROPYGIALIS, Gould. Numenius phaopus, Salvad. op. cit. p. 333. Silam, one specimen. GALLINAGO STENURA, Kuhl. Gallinago stenura, Salvad. op. cit. p. 334. Silam. SULA PISCATOR, Linn. Sula piscator, Salvad. op. cit. p. 368. Silam, one specimen. Section II. CAGAYAN SULU. The island of Cagayan Sulu, lying, as it does, in an isolated position in the Sulu Sea, is extremely interesting to the ornithologist. Placed midway between Palawan and the islands of the Sulu Archipelago, with which latter it should on no account be confounded, it lies somewhat nearer to the coast of Borneo, from which, however, it is distant over fifty miles. It is of purely volcanic origin, and Admiral Keppel, so long ago as 1853, made us acquainted with its curious crater-lakes. It is not, however, with its geological aspects that we have to deal, but with its avifauna, which, I believe, has, up to the present, remained completely unexplored. In April 1883 I visited the island in Mr. Kettlewell's yacht ' Marchesa,' remaining for about a week, and nearly ten months later we again touched there on our return voyage to Singapore. Although I collected diligently on both visits, the results were singularly meagre, and I do not recollect ever meeting with a locality so poor in bird-life. This, however, is probably owing to the island being, geologically speaking, of comparatively recent formation. The few species that were obtained are interesting as showing a mixed Philippine and Bornean ornis, with a decided preponderance of the latter. |