53. MTIAGRA, 371 



to bright yellow on the rump, the head a little dingier than the 

 back ; lores and a ring of feathers round the eye bright jellow ; 

 belo-w the fore part of the eye a dusky greenish spot ; sides of face 

 and under surface of body bright yellow, richer on the abdomen and 

 under tail-coverts ; flanks very slightly washed 'with greenish ; 

 under wing-coverts yellow ; wings brown, coverts and quills edged 

 with greenish yellow, the least and median series of coverts uniform 

 with the back, the greater coverts tipped with yellow ; tail-feathers 

 dusky brown, edged with yellow. Total length -i'T inches, culmen 

 0-4, wing 2"4, tail 2, tarsus 0*5. 

 Hah. Island of Celebes. 



a. 2 ad. sk. Menado, N. Celebes. A. E. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



(Trpe of species.) 

 h. Ad. sk. Menado. A. K. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



3. Culicicapa panayensis. 



Xantholestes panayensis, Sharpe, Tr. Linn. Soe. new series, i. p. 327. 



Adult male (type of species). General colour above olive-yellow, 

 the head and sides of face greenish ; wing-coverts, quills, and tail- 

 feathers brown, margined with yellow ; lores yellow ; underneath 

 very bright yellow, the throat rather duller. Total length 4*7 

 inches, culmen 0-45, wing 2-2, tail 2-2, tarsus 0-5. {Mus. Steere.) 



Hab. Island of Panay, Philippines. 



53. MYIAGRA. r^ypg 



Myiagra, Vigors Sf Horsf. Tr. Linn. Soc. xv. p. 250 



"(1826) M. rubecula. 



Platygnathus, Hartl. in Wiegm. Arch. 1852, p. 132 . M. ruiiventris. 



Bill of Myiagra mclanura. 



Rmige. Australia and Tasmania; Austro-llalayau region and 

 Oceania. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Throat leaden grey or greenish black, like the 

 head. 

 a'. Abdomen white. 



a". Back ashy or leaden gi'ey, with a slight 

 gloss on the head. 

 a'". Lores dusky greyish or lead-coloui-, 



not darker than the sides of the face . rnhecuhi o , p. 373. 

 h'". Lores and feathers in front of the eye 



black coricinnri S , P- 374. 



