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Show 396 MR. It. B. SHARPE ON BIRDS FROM MADAGASCAR. [June 9, <3 ad. Head velvety black ; nape rich orange ; upper surface of the body olive-green, lighter on the rump and shading into brownish olive on the upper tail-coverts ; quills brownish black, the inner web grey at the base, the outer web of the primaries narrowly edged with bright olive-green ; the secondaries more broadly, the innermost ones being almost entirely olive-green ; tail brownish black, each feather marked exteriorly with brownish olive ; chin black ; entire throat and sides of the neck rich golden yellow, becoming deeper on the lower part of the throat; below the throat a narrow band of feathers olive-green like the back ; rest of the under surface of the body dark slaty grey ; vent and under tail-coverts chestnut; under wing-coverts light grey, marked with olive-green. $ ad. Head olive-green, bright yellow on the forehead and over the eye; space between the bill and the eye and the ear-coverts deep brown, the latter distinctly washed anteriorly with golden yellow ; throat and upper part of the breast, sides of the latter, extending backwards and forming a neutral collar, rich golden yellow ; remainder of the plumage as in the male. 6* juv. Head, nape, and entire upper surface olive-green ; a line of feathers extending backwards from the bill over the eye bright golden yellow; space between the bill and the eye dull black ; cheeks and ear-coverts pale yellow, strongly tinged with olive-green ; throat and sides of the neck rich golden yellow, but no nuchal collar, a few yellow feathers appearing here and there indicating where the collar will ultimately come. Fam. STURNID^E. 20. HARTLAUBIA MADAGASCARIENSIS. Hartlaubia madagascariensis (Linn.) ; Hartl. Faun. Madag. p. 52 (1861) ; Roch & E. Newt. Ibis, 1862, p. 2/5; Scl. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 163 ; E. Newt. Ibis, 1863, p. 349 ; A. Newt. P. Z. S. 1865, p. 836 ; Schl. & Poll. Faun. Madag. Ois. p. 105 (1868). Hartlauba madagascariensis, Grand. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1867, p. 357. Several specimens. Fam. PARADISIID^E. Subfam. PHILEPITTIN^E. 21. PHILEPITTA CASTANEA. Philepitta sericea, Hartl. Faun. Madag. p. 42 (1861). Philepitta geoffroyi, Hartl. Faun. Madag. p. 42 (1861). Brissonia nigerrima, Hartl. Faun. Madag. p. 42 (1861). Philepitta jala, Grand. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1867, p. 356 ; Schl. & Poll. Faun. Madag. Ois. p. 87 (1868). Philepitta castanea (Miill.) ; Gray, Hand-1. of B. i. p. 297 (1869). The genus Philepitta stands preeminently forward as one of those peculiar forms which Madagascar produces, and the affinities of which it is so very hard to determine; but its present position in the |
