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quills; another area varying from 4 to 28 mm, in length, on the inner 

 webs of the first to seventh quills, covers the entire width of the vanes 

 except on the seventh, where it is reduced to a small roundish spot 

 close to the shaft; the lesser wmg-coverts and broad edgings of the 

 median series, metaUic dull blue-green black; very narrow tips and 

 subterminal edgings of greater coverts metallic dull violet like the 

 back, or metallic bluish slate black like the scapulars; sides of head 

 black, with a shght metallic greenish tinge; chin and throat black 

 with a shght gloss of metaUic violet, shading posteriorly on the jugu- 

 lum into a metallic bronzy lincoln green; this in turn passing into 

 metallic dark livid purple on the breast; thighs and sides of body 

 metallic dull blue-green black, in places mixed with dull violet ; flanks, 

 abdomen, and crissum, metaUic blackish dusky yellowish green; 

 lining of wings black, in some places rather brownish, and mostly with 

 a slight violet sheen. 



Doctor Abbott obtained only two examples of this bird on Bawean 

 Island, but these differ sufficiently from Javan birds to render their 

 subspccific separation desirable. Their measurements are as follows : 



Measurements of specimens of Gracula javensis batveana. 

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



Family NECTARINIIDAE. 



ANTHREPTES MALACENSIS BAWEANUS, new subspecies. 



SubspeciHc characters. — Similar to Anthreptes inalacensis malacensis, 

 fronTthe Malay Peninsula, but female more greenish (less grayish) 

 above, the lower surface more richly and uniformly yellow, particu- 

 larly on throat, abdomen, and crissum. 



Description.— Tj^e, adult male, No. 181590, U.S.N.M.; Bawean 

 Island, Java Sea, November 19, 1907; Dr. W. L. Abbott. Pileum, 

 cervix, and back, shining metallic amethyst violet, the forehead in- 

 clining to dark green; rump and upper tail-coverts shinmg metallic 

 deep blue-violet; tail fuscous black, the middle pair of rectrices, and 

 the outer webs of all the rest excepting the outermost pair, tmged 



1 Measured in the flesh by the collector. 

 SType. 



