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This Thick-head is most closely related to J/i/loleipe phUifpineii*t* 

 Waldcn, from which it may be distinguished by its greater size (wingS5 

 in nfwensin against 79 in pJiil.'ppinnixix), shorter bill (from nostril 9.5 against 

 10.5), much deeper yellow underparts (lemon yellow instead of canary 

 yellow), restriction of the pale drab-gray to the chin and upper throat, 

 yellowish instead of whitish wing-lining, and brighter olive-green of the 

 mantle. 



Adult male and fern a' e (eight specimens). Sexes alike, except that males 

 are slightly larger than females, and, perhaps, have the top of the head a 

 little grayer. Top of head brownish gray, tinged witli olive-yellow on the 

 occiput; sides of head (except ear-coverts), lores, eye-ring, and feathers 

 bordering the maxilla smoky drab; ear-coverts broccoli brown; mantle 

 olive-green ; rump and upper tail-coverts yellowish olive-green ; flanks 

 olive-green, the feathers tipped with yellow ; wing-quills brownish black, 

 most of the feathers edged with olive-green on outer web ; tail-feathers 

 dusky olive-green ; chin and upper throat pale ashy, with darker shaft- 

 streaks to the feathers ; rest of underparts lemon yellow with a perceptible 

 wash of olive-green on chest and sides ; edge of wing, axillars, and lining 

 of wings pale yellow. Iris brown ; bill black ; feet and claws plumbeous 

 in males, fleshy gray in females. 



Measurements of adults. Four adult males : Length (fresh), 170, 179, 170, 

 170; alar expanse, 280, 289, 267, 262; wing, 85, 92, 84, 85; tail, 75, 78, 72, 72; 

 bill, measured from anterior margin of nostril, 9.5, 9, 10, 9.5 ; culmen, 13.5, 

 13.3, 13.3, 14.5; tarsus, 19, 19, 20, 19 ; middle toe with its claw, 16, Hi, 17, 

 16. Four adult females: length, 170, 171, 170, 166 ; alar expanse, 2(59, 266, 

 263, 265 ; wing, 85, 84, 84, 83 ; tail, 72, 70, 70, 69 ; bill, measured from an 

 terior margin of nostril, 10, 9, 9.5, 9.5 ; culmen, 13.5, 14.3, 14.5, 15 ; tarsus, 

 19, 20, 18, 20 ; middle toe with claw, 18.5, 17, 15, 17. 



Firxt plumage (No. 192,249, U. S. National Museum, from Mount Apo at 

 6,000 feet altitude, June 25, 1904). Different from adult. Top of head sepia 

 brown ; back, rump, scapulars, and upper wing-coverts burnt umber washed 

 with green ; upper tail-coverts olive-green ; quills dusky grayish brown, the 

 primaries edged externally with olive-green, the secondaries washed with 

 burnt umber; tail olive-green ; under tail-coverts brownish yellow; flanks 

 olive-green, the feathers tipped with oli.ve-yellow ; chin and upper throat 

 whitish; lower throat, breast, belly, and sides cinnamon-fawn; lining of 

 wings yellow. The note of this young bird, when calling its parent, was 

 like that of a newly-hatched chicken. 



davao sp. nov. 

 BLACK -CHESTED FLOWER-PECKER. 



Type No. 192,054, U. 8. National Museum, from Cottabato, on the Rio 

 Grande of southern Mindanao, P. L, March 3, 1904. Adult male. Col 

 lected by Edgar A. Mearns. (Original number, 13,399.) 



Adult male (two specimens). Entire upperparts glossy metallic black 

 with green and blue reflections ; wing-quills and tail-feathers blue-glossed ; 

 sides of head, neck, and chest, dull black ; chin and throat yellowish white ; 



