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Show 1878.] THE ORNITHOLOGY OF THE PHILIPPINES. 341 10. EURYSTOMUS ORIENTALIS (37). [Amparo, d 2 > August.] 11. ALCEDO BENGALENSIS (38). [S. Leyte, <j 2 , October.] 12. CEYX ARGENTATA. Ceyx argentata, Tweeddale, Ann. & Mag. N. II. ser. 4, vol. xx. p. 533. [S. Leyte, <$, October.J 13. ENTOMOBIA GULARIS (44). [Amparo, d, August; S. Leyte, September.] 14. SAUROPATIS CHLORIS (47). [Amparo, o* 2 > August.] 15. PELARGOPSIS GIGANTEA. Pelargopsis gigantea, Walden, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 541. [Amparo, S 2 > July ; S. Leyte, S 2 > September and October.] Ten examples, all of which belong to the smaller North-Mindanao and Dinagat race, which I have hitherto provisionally referred to P. gigantea. 16. CENTROCOCCYX VIRIDIS (64). [S. Leyte, S 2 J October : iris brown. 6. o*, September : iris yellowish brown; bill black ; legs steel-grey.] 17. BUCEROS SEMIGALEATUS. Buceros semigaleatus, Tweeddale, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 277. 18. PENELOPIDES AFFINIS. Penelopides affinis, Tweeddale, Ann. & Mag. N. H. ser. 4, vol. xx. p. 534 ; P. Z. S. 1877, pp. 824, 825 (fig. 1)'. [Amparo, S 2 » July 5 S. Leyte, d1 9 , September and October, 2 juv.'2: iris raw sienna-brown; bill greenish brown; mandible greenish ; legs dark greenish grey. $ . Iris in living bird rich dark burnt-sienna-orange.] The new rectrices in both sexes of this species are pure white, and not pale rufous, the apices always remaining black. In one example ( 2 ) tne t w 0 middle rectrices have a dark rufous terminal band, black being indicated where this band meets the paler rufous of the basal portion. In a young male this also occurs. 19. LANIUS NASUTUS (70). [S. Leyte, 6 2 > September and October.] 1 The passage in which I differentiate P. affinis from P. panini and P. ma-nilla (I. c.) should read " by the absence of the channelling on the lateral plates of the maxilla." • 2 Marked 6 by collector, but in complete black plumage. |
