14 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 60 



Type. — Adult male, No. 179958, U. S. N. M. ; North Pagi Island, 

 November 23, 1902 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



BURNESIA DYSANCRITA, new species 

 Somewhat resembling Burnesia supcrciliaris, but larger, the tail 

 very much longer ; lower parts with no yellow, but with a strong tinge 

 of buff, particularly on breast, sides, flanks, and crissum ; crissum 

 ochraceous, not olive yellow. Length of wing (of type), 50 mm.; 

 tail, 85 mm. 



Type.— Adult male, No. 179306, U. S. N. M.; Loh Sidoh Bay, 

 northwestern Sumatra, November 7, 1901 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



BURNESIA DYSANCRITA HALISTONA, new subspecies 

 Similar to Burnesia dysancrita dysancrita, but upper surface darker, 

 less uniform, the pileum slate color, and more contrasted with the 

 back; tail shorter; and superciliary stripe less extensive. 



Type.— Adult female, No. 180950, U. S. N. M. ; Teliwaa, Nias Is- 

 land, March 22, 1905 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



Family CAMPEPHAGIDAE 

 ARTAMIDES SUMATRENSIS HALISTEPHIS, new subspecies 

 Similar to Art amides sumatrensis sumatrensis, but larger; male 

 lighter above, with no black bars and only dull grayish light bars on 

 the rump ; female with narrower black bars and narrower, duller, 

 white ones on the rump ; and with somewhat heavier dark bars on the 

 crissum. 



Type.— Adult male, No. 179896, U. S. N. M. ; South Pagi Island, 

 December 13, 1902; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



PERICROCOTUS IGNEUS TROPHIS, new subspecies 



Like Pericrocotus igneus igncits, but decidedly larger. 

 Type. — Adult male, No. 179224, U. S. N. M.; Simalur Island, 

 December 8, 1901 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



PERICROCOTUS ANDAMANENSIS MINYTHOMELAS, new subspecies 



Similar to Pericrocotus andamanensis modiglianii from Engano 

 Island, but smaller ; male with less black on outer webs of middle tail- 

 feathers; female darker above and below. Like Pericrocotus anda- 

 mdnensis /lamiuifer, but much larger. 



Type. — Adult male, No. 179226, U. S. N. M. ; Simalur Island, De- 

 cember 12, 1901 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



