Mcanis — f)cs'ri'ptl()ni< of K'njlit Xnr Philiiipinr BmJx. 87 



'I'liis Tliick-hcad is most closely ri'l;il(<l lo JlijliiUipc i>liiliijii)i< axis 

 Wjildeii, iVom wiiii'li it iiuiy iu' (listiii,t.niisli('il by its i^rcator si/.e (wiii^rSo 

 ill <//'(«')/.«</.s' against 79 in /ilul/ijiiiH iisis)^y\\t)v\vi\)i\] ( (Voiii nostril !l.5 a>;'ainst 

 10.5), imich deeper yellow uinliTparts (It'inoii yellow instead of eaiiary 

 yellow), restriction of the pale ilrah-uray lo the cliin and upper throat, 

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

 inanlle. 



Adull mail' and f em a' e (eight specimens). — Sexes alike, except that males 

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

 little grave)-. Top of head brownish gray, tinged with olive-yellow on the 

 occMpnt ; sides of head (exce|)t ear-coverts), lores, eye-ring, and feathers 

 l)ordeiing the maxilla smoky drab; ear-coverts broccoli brown; mantle 

 olive-green ; ramp and uf^per tail-coverts yellowish olive-green ; tlanks 

 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 underpaits 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 i)lumbeous 

 in males, fleshy gray in females. 



Mcdxiimiiaits of adnllt^. — Four adult males: Length (fresh), 170, 170, 170, 

 1 70 ; alar expanse, 280, 289, 267, 202 ; wing, 85, 92, 84, 85 ; tail, 75, 7S, 72, 72 ; 

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

 i:;.;'., 1:5.8, 14.5; tarsus, 19, 19, 20, 19 ; middle toe with its claw, 10, 10, 17, 

 10. Four adult females: length, 170, 171, 170, 106; alar expanse, 209, 200. 

 203, 205 ; wing, 85, 84, 84, 83 ; tail, 72, 70, 70, 09 ; 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. 



First phimage (No. 192,249, U. S. National Museum, from Mount Apo at 

 0,000 feet altitude, June 25, 1904). Diflerent from adult. Top of head sepia 

 brown ; Ijack, 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 tnil-coverts brownish 3'ellow; Hanks 

 olive-green, the feathers tipped with olive-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. 



Dicseum davao sp. nov. 



BLACK-CHESTED FLOWER-PECKER. 



Tape No. 192,054, U. S. National Museum, from Cottabato, on the Rio 

 Grande of southern Mindanao, P. I., ^March 3, 1904. Adult male. Col- 

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



Adnit iiikIc (two specimens). Entire uj^perparts 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 ; 



