( fi4 ) 

 0. Chalcophaps stephaniae KcLb. 



One 7)ia/e, Fergussoii Island, October yth ; iris hazel; not distinguishable from 

 specimens from Xew Guinea, New Ireland, Duke of York, etc. 



Salvadori (Oat. B., xxi., p. 522) separates Ch. mortoni Hams, from Ch. stepkani, 

 though apparently after some hesitation, having examined one female only. There 

 is in the Tring Museum one adult male from Aola, Guadalcanar. Having closely 

 e.xamiued it, I came to the conclusion that it differs from Ch. stephant only by 

 a decidedly longer wing and a slitjhtly larger white forehead. It is ti-ue the white on 

 the forehead is a little more extended on the crown, but this varies somewhat in 

 Ch. stephaniae. The wing of the Guadalcanar bird measures 153 mm., while 

 in seven specimens of Ch. stephaniae it does not exceed 140 mm., and in two from 

 New Britain and New Ireland it measures 143. The bill of the Guadalcanar bird is 

 perhaps a little .stouter, and the abdomen paler, but this is closely approached by the 

 Tnale from New Britain, and I do not think it is of any consequence. Under these 

 circumstances I should only deem the Solomon Islands bird worthy of subspecific 

 rank, and term it : — 



Chalcophaps stephaniae mortoni. 



A NEW PBIONOCHILUS FROM THE PHILIPPINES 

 AND NOTE ON AN ANTEREPTES. 



By ERNST HARTERT. 



MR. A. EVElxETT has sent to the Tring Museum some excellently prepared Iiird- 

 skins from Xorth Mindoro and the neighbourhood of Manila, Luzon (l.agnna 

 de Bai). Unfortunately our friend was very soon prevented from continuing his 

 researches in those islands, by a serious accident which befell him, and made 

 necessary his return to Labuan. But even the small collection he was able to make 

 in a \'ery short time contains a noxelty and some rare species in fine series. 



1. Prionochilus inexpectatus sp. nov. 



Prionochilus, supra atro-chalybaeus, subtus medio alho, lateribus pectoris 

 corporisque cinerei.s ; rostro pedibusque nigris. Femina differt a mare, sujira olivaceo- 

 virescente, cajiite coUoque grisescente, subtus grisea, ])aullum olivaceo-virescente 

 lavata, abdomine medio albo. 



Long. tot. i c. 75 mm., al. <$ 52 to 53 mm., ? 5(1, culm, ii, caud. 26, tars. 14. 



Hab. Luzon, Mindoro. A. Everett coll. 



Ty|)us in Museo Tring. 



Ani'LT M.vLE. — Above deeji blackish steel blue, wings black, feathers at base dark 

 grey. Chin, throat, a line along the middle of the breast and abdomen, under tail- 

 coverts, axillaries, under wing-coverts, and inner webs of quills, with the exception 

 of their ajiical portion, pure white. Sides of breast and borly delicate grey. Thighs 

 white in front, black behind. The bases of the feathers of the underparts slate- 

 colour. Wing 52 to 53 mm. (2'()5 to 21 inches). 



