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Show 830 THE MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE ON [Dec. 4, [Surigao, J, May. Iris dark umber, b. cf juv.] Five examples of this lovely small Sun-bird were obtained by JM-r. Everett, the discoverer of the species. Four are in the full adult dress, and are marked cf I and one is in the dull olive-grey dress ot either the young male or adult female, but is marked cf juv. No example marked 2 ls sent- 52. NECTAROPHILA SPERATA (122). Cinnyris speratus (Lin.), Shelley, Cinnyridee, pt. iv. t. [Butuan, cf, May. Iris brown; bill jet-black; legs blackish brown, b. Surigao, cf, M a y ; Placer, J, July.] Mr. Everett has sent a large series (fifteen examples) from North Mindanao and Dinagat Island of this species in full male plumage. They in no respect differ from Luzon, Guimaras, and Negros individuals, excepting that the average length of their bill is less. Along with this series of males is a smaller series (five) of individuals alt marked $ by M r . Everett, and which I a m at a loss to determine. Were it not that Captain Shelley has figured and described (/. e.) the female from a specimen obtained by Dr. Steere in Negros (?) as having the "sides and upper half of the head and neck ashy grey; the wings dark brown, edged yellowish olive; underparts sulphur-yellow," I should without hesitation refer the examples marked $ by Mr. Everett to N. sperata $. In a Surigao example (marked 9 ) the quills are brown, conspicuously margined with rusty ochre, so that the wing when closed appears to be ferruginous or ruddy yellowish brown. Tbe forehead, vertex, and nape are dull brownish grey. The chin and all the throat and sides of head light grey, tinged with yellow. Breast, abdomen, flanks grey, washed with a brighter yellow1. Outer pair of rectrices with a pale albescent apical mark. This individual must either be N. sperata 2 vel cf juv., or belong to some undescribed species. Dimensions as in N. sperata d • 53. ARACHNECHTHRA JUGULARIS (123). [Butuan, cf ?, May ; Surigao, cf ?, May and June; Placer, $, July.] 54. ANTHOTHREPTUS GRISEIGULARIS, n. sp. [Surigao, cf 2, May. Iris bright Indian-red ; bill black ; legs greenish grey ; Placer, 2, July. Iris and bill dark brown ; lower half of bill very light brown; legs greenish; nails brown; soles ochre.] cf. Forehead crown, occiput, nape, back metallic green. Uropygium and upper tail-coverts metallic purplish blue. A few of the carpal coverts and tips of the median wing-coverts metallic violet-blue. Median wing-coverts maroon. Minor wing-coverts metallic green. Space before the eyes, cheeks, ear-coverts, major wing- 1 Unfortunately Captain Shelley does not state with precision the habitats of the specimens he has described and figured. But on referring to M r . Sharpe's account it will be found tbat the only supposed female of this species was ob tamed by Dr. Steere in Negros. |