124 NDCTARINIIDiE. 



in position C ; along the sides of the throat a narrow bhie streak ; 

 in position A all the metallic parts perfectly black; tail bluish 

 black ; wings and coverts dark brown, more or less edged with 

 olive-rufous, in particular the scapulars with broad maroon edges ; 

 sides of head and car- coverts olive-brown ; feathers of throat pale 

 grey, broadly edged and washed with maroon-brown ; in position A 

 the throat is much paler and assumes a peculiar whitish gloss ; chest 

 and breast rich yellosv, especially the pectoral tufts ; abdomen and 

 flanks washed with greenish ; under wiug-coverts white ; edge of 

 wing brownish. 



Obs. Two males from Borneo (A. rhodohema) have the whole 

 breast olive-yellow like the abdomen and flanks ; the pectoral tufts 

 are bright yellow, and therefore very conspicuous : imder wing- 

 coverts pale buff, edged with yeUow ; median wing-covei'ts, scapulars, 

 sides of head, and ear-coverts very deep maroon-red. 



One adult male from Plores is intermediate between the Philip- 

 pine and the Malacca birds. 



Birds from the Philippines and from Celebes have the breast, 

 abdomen, and flanks vivid greenish yellow ; pectoral tufts bright 

 yellow ; axillaries and under wing-coverts white, washed ■nith 

 yellowish. Specimens intermediate in colour between the Philip- 

 pine birds (A. chlorogaster) and the Javau brighter yellow form 

 {A. malaccensis) occur, and are represented in the British Museum. 

 Female. Upper parts olive-green ; wings and tail brown ; ociilar 

 region and all the underparts yellow, palest on the fore neck, brighter 

 and richer yellow on the breast ; sides of body shaded with green ; 

 edge of wing yellowish white. 



Females from Celebes and from the Philippines have the upper 

 parts grey, washed with olive ; ocular region and entire fore neck 

 dull white, shading off on the rest of the underparts into pale 

 greenish yellow, the latter colour becoming more pronounced on the 

 abdomen. Female specimens intermediate in colour between the 

 grey i)aler form and the olive or more yellow form occur in Borneo, 

 Celebes, and Flores. 

 Measurements : — 



Males. 

 Culmen. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. 



in. in. in. in. 



Sarawak 0-7 27 1-8 0-63 



Negros 0-8 2-8 1-9 0-65 



Sumatra (22«#es) 0-75 2-65 1-8 



Flores 0-8 2-75 1-75 



Celebes 076 2-65 1-50 



Menado 07 2-65 170 



Menado 075 27 170 



Malacca 076 2-65 175 



Malacca 075 2-5 1-65 



Malacca 0'76 2-62 1-80 



Malacca 072 2-60 1-80 



Labuan 075 2-60 175 



Java (HursJiiM) 078 270 1-82 



Java {Horsfidd) 075 2-60 1-82 



