404 crcPUD^. 



Melias supeiciliosus, Less. Traite, p. 133 (1831). 



Malcoha superciliosus, Guer. Icon. RegmA'n. i. pi. 33. %. 1 (1829- 

 38). 



Dasylophus superciliosus, Sivains. Class. B. ii. p. 324, pi. 286. fig. a 

 (1837) ; Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 456, pi. 116 (1845) ; Blyth, J. A. S. 

 Bemj. xiv. p. '199 (1845) ; id. Cat. B. Mus. As. Soc. p. 75 (1849) ; 

 B2). Cousp. Vol. Zygod. p. 5 (1854) ; Cah. c^- Heine, Mus. Hein. iv. 

 p. 69 (1862) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 206, no. 8870 (1870) ; Sharpe, 

 P. Z. S. 1873, p. 603, fig. 7, head ; Wald. Trans. Z. S. ix. p. 162 

 (1875) ; Gould, B. Asia, vi. pi. 44(1876) ; Tweedd.F. Z. S. 1877, 

 p. 691 ; Sharpe, Trans. Linn. Soc. (2) Zool. i. p. 321 (1877) ; 

 Kiitter, J.f. 0. 1882, p. 175. 



Phoenicoplifeus ornatus, Blijth, J. A. S. Beny. xi. p. 925 (1842). 



Adult male. General plumage above glossy blackish green, with 

 a partial blue shade ; a very distinct eyebrow of bright crimson 

 elongated tufts of hair-like feathers extending from the nostrils to 

 behind the bare orbital patch, which latter is bright orange ; the 

 base of many of the red tufts white and forming a narrow partial 

 eyebrow next to the bare skin ; tail with broad white ends to the 

 feathers ; underparts dusky olive, inclining to black towards the 

 chin, thighs, and under tail-coverts, the latter partially glossed with 

 green : " iris pure chrome-yellow ; orbital skin and base of bill 

 fiery orange ; biU pale green ; legs greenish chrome ; claws dark 

 grey " {A. H. Everett). Total length 15-5 inches, culmen 1-5, wing 

 6-2, tail 9-5, tarsus 1'5. 



Adult female. Similar in plumage to the male. Total length 15-3 

 inches, culmen 1*5, wing 6'1, tail 9'1, tarsus 1*45. 



Hah. Island of Luzon. 



a, b, c. Ad. sk. Philippines. Gould Coll. 



d. Ad. st. ; e. Ad. Manila. Hugh Cuming, 



sk. Esq. [C,]. 



f,'J- d $ fi-d. sk. Luzon, Jan., Feb. i^A. B. Tweeddalo Coll. 



Meyer), 



h, i. (S $ ad. sk. Monte Albau, Feb. {A. Tweeddale Coll. 



Everett). 



33. LEPIDOGRAMMUS. „ 



Type. 

 Lepidogramuius, Reichenb. Av. Syst. pi. 47 (1849) .... L. cumingi. 



Range. Confined to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. 

 1. Lepidogrammus cumingi. 



Phcenicophaus cumingi, Fraser, P. Z. S. 1839, p. 112 ; Blyth, J. A. S. 



Beng. xi. p. 925 (1845); Fraser, ZoqI. Typ. pi. 53 (1848-49) ; 



Schl. Mus. Fays-Bays, Cucuh, p. 51 (1864). ^ 

 Phrenicophaus barrotii, Eydoux iSf Souleyet, Voy. Bonite, Zool. p. 89, 



Atlas, y\. 6 (1841). 

 Uasylophus cumingii. Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 459 (1845) ; Blyth, J. A. 



S. Beng. xiv. p. 199 (1845) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 206, no. 8871 



(1870). 



