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Show 832 THE MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE ON [Dec. 4, 58. MUNIA JAGORI (132). [Butuan, cf, May; Placer, cf 2> July.] 59. OSMOTRERON AXILLARIS (136). [Mouth of Butuan river, 2 > May. Iris light silvery green ; cere dull dark red ; bill greenish lead. b. Surigao, cf , May.] 60. XENOTRERON INCOGNITA. Ptilopusl incognita, Tweeddale, Ann. & Mag. N. H. ser. 4, vol. xx. p. 538 (December 1, 1877). 2 • Above, tertiaries, and wing-coverts light emerald-green. Forehead, lores, ophthalmic region, cheeks, and ear-coverts grey mixed with dingy green. Chin and throat almost pure white. Neck and sides of neck greenish grey. An ill-defined pectoral band formed of green feathers tipped with ruddy orange; breast ashy green tinged with the same colour. Flanks green. Abdomen mixed green and ashy. Under tail-coverts (which are lengthened) pale creamy white with a brown central streak. Thigh- and tarsal coverts ashy brown. Exposed upper surface of rectrices tinged with golden. Lower surface pale ashy brown, with ill-defined paler tips. Quills dark brown, margined outwardly with dark green. Secondaries with a pale narrow creamy border, still narrower on the major coverts. Wing 5*25 inches, culmen 0*75, tarsus 0*81, tail 3*75. [Butuan, 2 > May. Iris dark hazel; bill dull greenish orange; feet pale reddish.] The only example obtained by Mr. Everett is that of an immature female. 61. RAMPHICULUS OCCIPITALIS (138). [Butuan, cf, May. Colour of iris &c. as in Cebu birds.] Not separable from Luzon and Zebu examples. 62. PHABOTRERON AMETHYSTINA (139). [Butuan, cf, May. Iris warm orange-brown; bill black; feet carmine; nails grey.] Does not differ from Luzon examples. 63. PHABOTRERON BREVIROSTRIS. Phabotreron brevirostris, Tweeddale, anted, p. 549. [Butuan, cf 9, May. b. Surigao, cf, M a y ; Placer, cf, July cf.] The examples marked cf and $ do not materially differ ; but in the male the amethystine colouring of the back and rectrices is more pronounced. The rufo-fulvous forehead, the albescent chin and throat, the amethystine-coloured cap and rectrices, and the short bill distinguish this representative form from P. leucotis. 64. CARPOPHAGA ^ENEA (141). [Surigao, cf.May. b. Butuan, cf, May.] |