To the descriptions and measurements of the birds are added notes on habits, nests and eggs, abundance, etc. and in very many cases manuscript notes by Bourns and Worcester, giving information on habits, colors of soft parts, measurements, and validity of species. All measurements are in the metric system. In copied descriptions inches and hundredths have been carefully reduced to millimeters and the English measurements omitted, tenths and hundredths of millimeters being disregarded in most ins

As our duck has a flattened, spatulate bill we turn to the genus Spatula (p. 196 ) and as there is but one Philippine species in this genus we know that our bird is— Spatula clypeata (Linnæus). SHOVELER....

Page 10: To localities for Megapodius cumingi add: Polillo ( McGregor ); under Luzon add: Bartsch . Page 12: To names of collectors of Excalfactoria lineata , under Luzon, add: Bartsch . Page 14: To localities for Gallus gallus add: Polillo ( McGregor ). Page 27: To localities for Osmotreron axillaris add: Polillo ( McGregor ); under Negros add: Celestino . Page 28: To names of collectors of Osmotreron vernans , under Luzon, add: Bartsch . Page 30: To localities for Phapitreron amethystina add: