142 TIMT^LIID^. 



feathers slightly mottled with brown centres to the feathers ; vent 

 and under tail-covcrts lemon-yellow ; abdomen also slightly washed 

 with yellow ; wing-coverts like the back, the greater series edged 

 with lighter brown, slightly tinged with olive ; primary-coverts and 

 quills dark brown, edged with olive-yellow : tail-feathers brown, 

 margined with olive; under wing-coverts white, the greater series 

 ashy broM-n ; quills dark brown below, ashy along the inner web ; 

 " bill, legs, and claws black ; iris brown " (A. Everett). Total length 

 6-5 inches, culmen 0-65, wing 3-25, tail 3-1, tarsus 0-8. (llus. B. 

 G. Wardlaw Bdmsaif.) 



Adult female. Similar in plumage to the male. Total length 6-5 

 inches, culmen 0-7, wing 3-2, tail 3, tarsus 0-8. {Mas. 11. G. 

 Wfirdlaiv Itamscn/.) 



Obs. In the series of skins contained in Lieut. "Wardlaw Ramsay's 

 collection a considerable variation in size is exhibited, and the depth 

 of colour in the under tail-coverts also varies somewhat, a few of 

 the birds being more orange-yellow than others. The following 

 are the measurements of Lieut, llamsay's series : — 



Culmen. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. 



in. in. in. in. 



a. c? . Manilla, Luzon M- 5- ^^%«-) ■ • 0G5 3'25 3-1 8 



&.$. Manilla. Luzon (^. i?.il%fr).. 0-7 3-2 3'0 0-8 



c. S- Monte Albau, Luzon (.•1.2i'y«-e«). 07 3-2 3-1 0-8 



d. S- Monte Alban, Luzon (.4. Ji«re;'0. 07 3-3o 3-25 08 



e. $. San Mateo, Luzon C^. i'mY«). . 0-65 3-2 3-1 0-85 

 /. 2 . San Mateo, Luzon (A. Everett). . 07 3'2 3-2 0-8 



f/. c? • Negros (A. Everett) 07 3-4 3-25 8 



■/(. $ . Negros (A. Everett) 05 3-3 3 0-85 



i. 2 . N. Bohol (A. Everett) 07 3-15 3-1 075 



k. 5 . Amparo (A. Everett) O'CS 2-8 27 075 



/. 2 ■ Nipah Island (A. Everett) 0-65 3-0 2 9 075 



w(. c?. Surigao, Mindanao (^.^me«)- 0*3.5 3-25 3-1 0-85 



«.$. Sm-igao, Mindanao (^. ^m-fff). 07 2-95 3-0 OS 



0. d ■ 'Z'an:ho&l^gii (A. Everett) 075 3-2 3-1 08 



p. 2 . Zamboanga {A. Everett) 07 3 3-0 0-85 



q. cJ . Basilan (A. Everett) 075 3-1 3-0 0-8 



The specimen from Amparo is considerably smaller in appearance 

 than the others, and the wing is much smaller, but the other mea- 

 surements do not fall far short of some of the remaining skins. 



The Philippine Tellow-ventcd Bulbul replaces the last species in 

 the Philippine archipelago, where it inhabits the following islands — 

 Luzon, Negros, Bohol, Nipah, Leyte, Mindanao. 



a. Ad. sk. rhilippiue Islands. Hugh Cmning, Esq. [C.]. 



b. Ad. ak. Pbihppiue Islands. Alfred Everett, Esq. 



[C.]. 



c. cJad.sk. Sm-'igao (A. Everett). Lieut. E. G. "W ard'.aw 



Eamsay. 

 d,e. c? ad. .-k. Pasananca, Mindanao VoyngeofPI.M.S.'Clial- 



(,/. Murray). longer.' 



f. (5 ad. sk. Zamboanga, Mindanao Voyage of H.M.S. 'Cbal- 



{J. Murray). lenger.' 



