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Show 1879.J BIRDS OF THE SOOLOO ISLANDS. 313 Peale as procured in Mangsi by the United States Exploring Expedition. I have also added the references to Lord Tweeddale's recent papers on the Philippine collections of Mr. Alfred Everett, and have given the ranges of the different species in the Philippine archipelago, so as to bring the subject up to the present date. 1. CACATUA HAM.ETUROPYGIA (P. L. S. Mull.). Cacatua hameeturopygia, Wald. Tr. Z. S. ix. p. 132 ; Sharpe, Tr. Linn. Soc. n. s. i. p. 312; Tweedd. P. Z. S. 1877, pp. 756, 817; 1878, pp. 107, 281, 340, 379. Two specimens. [Luzon (3Ieyer); Guimaras (3Ieyer) ; Negros {Meyer, Steere, Everett) ; Zebu (Everett); Leyte (Everett) ; Nipah (Everett) Panaon (Everett) ; Butuan River, N. Mindanao (Everett) ; Sooloo (Burbidge).~] 2. PRIONITURUS DISCURUS (V.). Prioniturus discurus, Wald. Tr. Z. S. ix. p. 132; Sharpe, Tr. Linn. Soc. n. s. i. p. 312; Tweedd. P. Z. S. 1877, pp. 538, 688, 756, 817, 1878, p. 379. A single specimen, agreeing with others in the British Museum from the Philippine Islands. [Luzon (31eyer, Everett) ; Negros (Steere) ; Zebu (Everett) Panaon (Everett) ; Mindanao (Cuming, Everett, 31urray) ; Basilan (Steere) ; Sooloo (Burbidge) ; Balabak (Steere).'} 3. TANYGNATHUS LUCIONENSIS (L.). Tanygnathus lucionensis, Wald. Tr. Z. S. ix. p. 133 ; Sharpe, Tr. Linn. Soc. new series, i. p. 312; Tweedd. P. Z. S. 1877, pp. 538, 756, 817, 1878, pp. 281, 340, 612. A single specimen collected by Mr. Burbidge, and exactly resembling the specimens from Manila and from Palawan in the British Museum. [Luzon (Meyer) ; Guimaras (31eyer) ; Negros (L. C. Layard, Steere, Everett) ; Cebu (Everett); Leyte (Everett) ; Mindanao (Steere, Everett) ; Malanipa (Murray) ; Sooloo {Burbidge, Peale) Palawan (Steere, Everett).~\ 4. TANYGNATHUS BURBIDGII, sp. n. Similis T. muelleri, ex Celebes, sed dorso toto sordide prasino, capite flavicanti-viridi et alis omnino viridibus distinguendus. This fine new species of Tanygnathus is closely allied to T. muelleri of Celebes and T. everetti of Mindanao. It differs from T, muelleri in having the back green instead of yellow, while the head is yellowish green and not emerald green; there is also no blue on the wing-coverts, the whole wing being green. The following is a full description of the bird. Adult General colour above dark grass-green, including the hind neck, entire mantle, and scapulars; wings a little lighter green, the |