2009,
March 13. Philippine Birds - Definitives
Litho Offset.
Amstar Company, Inc. Perf. 13.5; Perf. 14 (100p)
Singles, Sheets
of 100 (10 x 10) (5p); Singles, Sheets
of 50 (10 x 5) (100p)
5p
Brown Shrike - Singles (800,000)
5p Reprint marked "2009A"
(May 25, 2009) (350,000)
5p Reprint marked "2009B"
(August 6, 2009) (1,300,000)
5p Reprint marked "2009C" (January 11,
2010) (1,000,000)
100p
Philippine Hawk Eagle - Singles (75,000)
100p Reprint marked "2009A" (June 8, 2009) (35,000)
100p Reprint marked "2009B" (August 27, 2009)
(70,000)
100p Reprint marked "2009C" (November 24, 2009)
(20,000)
Designs: All pictures taken from the book "A Guide to the
Birds of the Philippines" by Robert S. Kennedy, Pedro C. Gonzales,
Edward C. Dickinson, Hector C. Miranda, Jr., and Timothy H. Fisher.
First Day Covers: Manila
Official FDC Envelopes: 400 issued at
P113 each
5p Brown Shrike -
The Brown Shrike is a small shrike. Like its
relatives, it is long-tailed, and perches quite upright. The adult
male's upper parts and crown are darkish brown. The face is white
with the typical shrike black "bandit-mask" through the eye. Underparts are yellowish buff, although the hues vary somewhat
between the different races. Its call is a harsh chatter that
pierces the early morning air. Females are less contrasted and have
a greyer crown. Immature Brown Shrikes are scalloped on the
underparts.They feed on a large number of insects and especially
lepidoptera. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Shrike)
100p Philippine Hawk Eagle - While only a
medium-sized hawk-eagle, this inhabitant of the Philippines has a
striking appearance due to its long crest of four or five feathers,
up to seven centimetres long, protruding from its crown. The plumage
on the upperparts is dark brown, and the dark brown tail is striped
with four to five darker, narrow bands. The head and under-parts are
reddish-brown with black streaking, and the throat is whitish. The
wings are broad and rounded and barred flight feathers can be seen
in flight. (http://www.arkive.org/philippine-hawk-eagle/spizaetus-philippensis/description.html