NO. 2175. THE BIRDS OF BAWEAN ISLAND— OBERHOLSER. 



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white, the latter buffy grayish on its sides ; upper breast tiUeul buff ; 

 lower breast cream color, deepening on abdomen into pale ochraceous 

 buff; crissum clay color; sides of breast dull buff, between pinkish 

 buff and vinaceous buff, shaded anteriorly with the brown of the 

 back; sides of body and flanks hght buffy brown between cinnamon 

 buff and wood brown; thighs between wood brown and drab; lining 

 of wings dull buff hke the sides of the body, mixed somewhat with 

 pale bro^vll and whitish ; inner margins of outer secondaries and inner 

 primaries dull vinaceous buff. 



A second specimen obtained by Doctor Abbott is practically iden- 

 tical with the type. Both birds show indications of molt in wing- 

 quills and contour feathers. 



The present species is clearly distinct enough structurally from the 

 typical forms of the genus Turdinus to be separated generically. 



Measurements of specimens of Malacocincla ahbolti baweana. 

 [CoUected by Dr. W. L. Abbott.] 



Family GRACULIDAE. 



GRACUL.4 J.WENSIS BAWEANA. new subspecies. 



Subsjyecijic characters. — Similar to Gracula javensis javensis, from 

 Java, but bare occipital lappets wider and longer; and sides of 

 crown more greenish. 



Description. — Type, adult female, No. 181501, U.S.N.M,; Bawean 

 Island, Java Sea, November 23, 1907; Dr. W. L. Abbott. Middle of 

 forehead, middle of crown, with cervix and back, metaUic dusky dull 

 violet No. 2; sides of forehead the same, but somewhat tinged with 

 greenish; sides of crown and sides of occiput metaUic greenish, be- 

 tween dusky dull green and greenish slate black; rump and upper 

 tail-coverts metaUic dusky green; scapulars and tips of inner tertials 

 metallic bluish slate black, in places with a tinge of the violet of the 

 back; tail black, the outer rectrices somewhat brownish; wings black 

 with a shght pm-phsh or bluish sheen, some of the outer primaries a 

 httle brownish; a pure white speculum from 10 to 19 mm. m length 

 occupies the entire width of the outer webs of the second to seventh 



1 Measured in the flesh by the collector. 



2 Type. 



