collected in the Philippine Islands. 235 



also in Palawan and Balabac, but not yet recorded from 

 Mindanao. In North Luzon it is common in the high 

 mountains up t(> nearly GOOO feet, and in Lepanto we found 

 a nest containing young birds on 1-tth February at nearly 

 5000 feet. 



168. Dictum luzoniense Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 515 ; 

 1895, p. 453 ; 1897, p. 238. 



This handsome species belongs to yet another group of 

 the genus Dicaum found in the Philippines, a group having 

 either metallic blue or green backs, generally confined to 

 high mountains. D. luzoniense was first obtained in Benguet, 

 and again met with in Lepanto on the summit of Monte 

 Data. A form was obtained in the mountains of Samar 

 which was a trifle smaller than the Luzon specimens. 



169. Prioxochilus olivaceus Tweedd. (Grant, Ibis, 

 1897, p. 239.) 



Rare in Samar and Leite, only three specimens being 

 obtained in the two expeditions. 



Iris lake-red ; upper mandible and feet black ; lower 

 mandible slate-blue. 



170. Prionochilus bicolor Bourns & Wore. 

 Prionochilus inexpectatus Hartert. (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 



pp.469, 553; 1897, p. 240.) 



This bird was met with by us in Mindoro, Negros, Samar, 

 and Leite, and P. inexpectatus Hartert, of Luzon and Min- 

 doro, is probably the same species. It was first described 

 by Messrs. Bourns and Worcester from Mindanao speci- 

 mens. P. bicolor reaches an altitude of nearly 5000 feet in 

 Mindoro, but in Samar and Negros our specimens were 

 obtained in old forest at about 1000 feet. 



Mindoro : Iris brown ; bill black ; feet brownish black 

 (probably a young bird). 



Samar : Iris pale vermilion ; bill and feet black. 



171. PiPRisoMA .ERUGiNosuM B. & W. (Grant, Ibis, 

 1895, p. 454.) 



The only specimen obtained was shot in the Province of 



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