The first article deals with the Philippine eagle, the national bird of the Philippines. Also treated are the Philippine serpent eagle, the Bukidnon woodcock, the Asian koel, the Philippine cockatoo, the Palawan peacock pheasant, the Cebu flowerpecker, tbe Philippine megapode, the Mindoro imperial pigeon, the pink-bellied imperial pigeon, the spotted imperial pigeon, endemic Philippine doves of the genera Phapitreron and Ptilinopus, various endemic Philippine hornbills, and endemics of the genus Gallicolumba.