364 ON THE BIEDS INHABITING [1875. 



Hartlaub [torn. at. p. 15) to be the same as Z. melamira, Temni., ex Pontianak. It is erroneously 

 identified with Z.flava (Horsf.) in Gray's Hand-list, no. 2119. 



NECTAEINIID.E. 



DlC^IN^. 



Dictum, Cuvier. 



120. * Dictum eetkocinctum. 



Dicoeum refrocinctum, Gould, Ann. N. H. (4) x. p. 114, "Manilla, Mindanao" (Aug. 1872). 



Hab. Manilla, Mindanao (Gould); Zebuf (Meyer). 

 Tr. Z. S. is. It is to be observed that the single example obtained by Dr. A. B. Meyer is noted a male 



P- 200. |jy ^j^^^ gentleman, although it wears the plumage described by Mr. Gould (/. c.) as being that of 

 the female. 



Mtzaxthe, Hodgson. 



121. * Mtz.^'the pygmj:a. 



Nectarinia fyejmaca, Kittlitz, Mem. presentes a I'Acad. de St. Petersb. vol. ii. pt. 1 & 2, 

 p. 2, pi. 2, "Luzon" (1833). 



Eah. Luzon, Guimaras (Meyer). 



The female (sex as determined by Dr. Meyer) differs from the male in having the entire 

 upper surface and wings greenish olive, and in wanting the ashy breast of the male. When seen 

 from above, it is undistinguishable from M. ignipectus, Hodgs., ? . 



Nectaeiijiin^. 



Nectabophila, Keichenbach. 



122. * Nectaeophila sperata. 



Certhia phUippensis jnirpurea, Briss. Orn. iii. p. 655, no. 27, "Ins. Philippensibus " (1760). 



Certhia sperata, Linn. S. N. i. p. 186, no. 18 (1766), ex Briss. ; Walden, Ibis, 1870, p. 42. 

 [Antea, p. 87.] 



Hah. Luzon, February ; 6 , iris yellow-brown (Meyer). 



Two examples were obtained by Dr. Meyer. One has the head golden green, the uropygium 

 and upper tail-coverts pure brilliant metallic green, and the throat violet. The other has the 

 head coppery green, the uropygium and upper tail-coverts violet-green, and the throat purple. 



Akachnechthea, Cabanis. 



123. * Aeachnechthea jugul-ieis %. 



Certhia philippensis minor, Briss. Orn. iii. p. 616, no. 6, 6 adolesc. "Ins. Philippensibus" 

 (1760). 



t [The birds from Luzon, Zebu, North Mindanao, and Dinagat are referred by Lord Tweeddale to D. ruhrivtntre, Less. 

 {conf. P. Z. S. 1877, pp. 698, 763, 829, and 1878, p. 111).— Ed.] 



+ For tlie synonymy of this and the preceding species ef. Walden, he. cit. 



