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Show ^77 i] BIRDS OF THE PHILIPPINES. 547 30. CORYDALLA LUGUBRIS. Corydalla lugubris, Walden, t. c. p. 198. no. 117 (1875). LNo. 357, o* . Ilo-ilo. Eyes hazel. Stomach had seeds.] Panay is an additional locality. This example differs from the type in having the tertiaries and most of the wing-coverts broadly margined externally with pale rufous, not albescent. The pectoral feathers are tinged with pale ruious; and the brown central streaks are much broader than in the type. The flanks are washed with pale rufous. 31. DICCEUM MINDANENSE, n. sp. [No. 433, S • Pasananca.] S. Above-cheeks and ear-coverts fuliginous olive-green. Below greyish white, most grey on the breast; quills dark brown, narrowly margined with olive-green on outer webs; tertiaries with the olive-green margins broader; rectrices dark brown, faintly edged with olive ; axillaries and under wing-coverts white ; feet and bill black. Wing 1*0 ; tail 1*1 ; bill, from forehead, 0*59; tarsus 1*5. The bill is not normal, being longer than the head. This species is a representative form of D. hypoleucum, ex Basilan, which is black above and larger. 32. NECTAROPHILA JULI.E, sp. nov. No' 403* rt' I Eyes hazel. Were quite numerous on the island, No' 404' 9 f generally about the tops of the high trees.] 6 . Forehead, entire head, and nape brilliant metallic coppery green; chin, throat, and upper breast brilliant metallic amethystine ; space before the eyes black ; cheeks and ear-coverts brown ; lesser wing-coverts, uropygium, and upper tail-coverts brilliant metallic emeuald-green; breast-feathers deep yellow, with orange-coloured tips; abdomen, vent, and under tail-coverts yellowish olive-green ; under wing-coverts pale yellow and white ; axillaries pale yellow ; back and major wing-coverts and scapulars maroon-red ; quills dark brown, externally margined with yellowish ruddy brown ; rectrices black; bill and feet black. The second example has no orange edging to the pectoral feathers. 2 • Dull olive-green above, a narrow line passing from the base of bill over the eye pale yellow : chin, throat, abdomen, vent, and under tail-coverts pale yellow ; breast the same, tinged with grey ; minor wing-coverts olive-green, some tipped and centred .with ruddy brown ; quills dark brown, margined with ruddy brown ; greater wing-coverts and scapulars ruddy brown, mixed with olive-green ; inner edges of some of the quills margined with white; axillaries and under wing-coverts pale yellow and white ; cheeks pale yellow ; ear-coverts olive-green ; rectrices black, middle pair narrowly, the others broadly tipped with white, outer pair for nearly half their length white ; bill and feet black. 35* |