BIRDS OF THE ANAMBA ISLANDS. 61 



Family MOTACILLIDAE. 



MOTACILLA BOARULA MELANOPE Pallas. 



Motacilla melanope Pallas, Reise Versch. Prov. Rusa. Reichs, vol. 3, 1776, 

 p. 696 (Dauria, Siberia). 



One apparently immature female, from Pulo Manguan, September 

 1, 1899. Length, 190.5 mm. 



Family NECTARINIIDAE. 



ANTHREPTES MALACENSIS ANAMBAE, new subspecies. 



Subspecific characters. — Male almost identical with same sex of 

 Anihreptes malacensis malacensis, 1 from the Malay Peninsula, but 

 throat lighter; the yellow of median posterior lower surface averaging 

 rather brighter and paler; female similar to that of Anihreptes mala- 

 censis malacensis, but very much more greenish (less brownish or 

 grayish) above, much more richly yellow beneath; immature male 

 also readily distinguishable from that of Anihreptes malacensis mala- 

 censis by paler, more yellowish olive green upper parts and somewhat 

 more yellowish lower surface. 



Description. — Type, adult male, No. 171009, U.S.N.M.; Pulo 

 Mobur, Anamba Islands, August 25, 1899; Dr. W. L. Abbott. Pileum, 

 cervix, back, and sides of neck, iridescent metallic bottle green, with 

 some purplish reflections; rump and upper tail-coverts metallic royal 

 purple; tail clove brown, most of the feathers with narrow metallic 

 greenish or purplish external margins, the outer feathers rather 

 lighter; wings grayish sepia, the quills and greater coverts edged ex- 

 ternally with olivaceous; median coverts and scapulars broadly dull 

 burnt sienna terminally; lesser coverts metallic royal purple; sides of 

 head olive green; chin, throat, and jugulum, cinnamon rufous, bor- 

 dered on each side by a conspicuous maxillar stripe of 103-al purple ; 

 breast and abdomen lemon yellow ; flanks and crissum pale olive yel- 

 low; lining of wing white, mixed with pale yellow. 



Both adult male and adult female of Anihreptes mdlaa nsis anambae 

 may be distinguished at a glance from Anihreptes malacensis chlori- 

 gaster, of the Philippine Islands, by the much brighter yellow of the 

 lower parts. 



Immature males of Anihreptes malacensis anambae are very much 

 like the adult female, but are somewhat more yellowish on the upper 

 surface. The immature female is very much like the adult of the 

 same sex, but is rather lighter, more yellowish above, and slightly 

 paler below. 



Doctor Abbott obtained, altogether, 15 specimen.-, a- follows: 



Adult male, No. 171102, U.S.N.M.: Pulo Jimaja, September 26, 

 1899. 



1 This is the original spoiling of the specific □ 



