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Show 264 DR. F. H. H. GUILLEMARD ON BIRDS COLLECTED [Mar. 1/, Celebes; but the immense range of the species renders it probable that it may be found in both these countries. 35. BUDYTES VIRIDIS (Gmelin). Motacilla viridis (Gm.), v. Martens, J. f. O. 1866, p.^10. Budytes viridis, Wald. Tr. Z S. vol. ix. part 2, p. 19b. Hab. Luzon (v. Martens) ; Bohol and Mindanao (Evfrett) ; Sulu (Guillemard) ; Borneo (Mottley, Beccari) ; Celebes (Meyer). a, S • Jolo, Sulu Island. b, vix ad. 2 • Sulu Island. c, juv. 2 • Jolo, Sulu Island. Iris brown; bill brownish black; tarsus bluish black, j ^ g™ of adult male and female 17*5 centims. ; of immature female 17*0 centims. ; wing 8*4 centims. ; of immature female 7*5 centims. Shot from April 24th to May 10th, hunting for insects on cultivated ground near the Spanish settlement. The individual b is marked with green on the under surface, chiefly on the upper breast, but is otherwise like the male. The young female has the head ash-coloured, and the underparts are a pale yellow. 36. PARUS ELEGANS, Lesson. Parus elegans, Less. Tr. p. 456 ; Sharpe, Tr. Linn. Soc. vol. i. p. 338. Machlolophus elegans, Wald. Tr. Z. S. vol. ix. part 2, p. 199. Hab. Zebu and Negros (Everett) ; Palawan and Guimaras (Steere) ; Sulu (Guillemard). a, 6" • Sulu Island. b, 2 • Sulu Island. Iris brown; bill and tarsus black. Length of wing 5*9 centims. In both skins the white spots on the wing are small. An increase in the size of these, and the assumption of the pale scapulars seems to be due to age. This species appears to be rare in Sulu, for the two individuals under consideration were the only ones seen. 37. ZOSTEROPS EVERETTI, Tweeddale. Zosterops everetti, Tweed. P. Z. S. 1877, pp. 762, 829 ; id. ibid. 1878, pp. 111, 950 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. vol. ix. p. 163. Hab. Mindanao, Zebu, and Dinagat (Everett) ; Sulu (Guillemard). a, b. 6"- Sulu Island. c, 2 ' Sulu Island. Iris brown ; upper mandible dark brown, lower whitish ; tarsus light brown. Length circa 11*0 centims., wing 5*3 (6")-5*0 ( ?) centims. A comparison with the individuals from the Philippines shows the Sulu bird to be of a brighter yellow, and destitute of any sub-ocular dusky mark. |