1878.] THE ISLAJfD OF MINDANAO (S.W.). 639 



A representative form of V. mono ex Celebes, but altogether of a darker shade of grey, 

 with a black forehead, and with the inner margins of the quills grey, and not pure white. 



46. Lalage bominica (76). 

 [Zamboanga, $ , April.] 



47. DiCKUEUS STKIATUS. 



Dicrurus sfriatus, Tweeddale, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 545. no. 20. [Antea, p. 469.] 

 [Zamboanga, $ , March : iris crimson.] 



48. Leucocerca nigritorquis (83). 

 [Zamboanga, $ , Api-il.] 



49. Cyornis philippinensis (84 partim). 



Cyornis pkilippinensis, Sharpe, Tr. L. S. ser. 2, Zool. i. p. 325. 

 [Zamboanga, 2 , March.] 



50. Htpothymis azurea (85). 



[Zamboanga, 2 , May : maxilla black, mandible light blue; legs dark grey slate; interior 

 of gape yellow.] 



51. Broderipus acrorhtnchus (90). 

 [Zamboanga.] 



52. Erttheopitta ertthkogastra (94). 



[Zamboanga, s $ , March, April, May.] 



These examples all belong to E. erythrogastra, and not to the Balabac race named B. pro- 

 pinquus by Mr. Sharpe (Tr. L. S. ser. 2, Zool. i. p. 330). The young Dumalon (Mindanao) 

 example obtained by Dr. Steere, and doubtfully identified with B.propinquus by Mr. Sharpe [l. c), 

 in all probability belongs to E. erythrogastra. 



An immature bird, killed in April near Zamboanga, is dirty rufous-brown above, Avith dashes 

 of green ; rectrices blue ; wing-feathers without a trace of blue ; under surface dirty white, 

 feathers margined with pale rufous-brown ; some scarlet feathers on the breast ; vent and imder 

 tail-coverts washed with brownish red. The females differ in the scarlet colouring of the 

 abdominal region not being so intense and vivid, and in the throat not being so dark brown, 

 almost black. The blue colouring of the breast is not exhibited until complete maturity, that 

 part remaining green. In fully mature birds of both sexes the green pectoral band is almost 

 entirely replaced by blue. 



53. Melanopitta sordida (95). P.Z.S.1878, 



p. 949. 

 [Zamboanga, j , March: iris chocolate; bill black; legs brownish grey. c? 2 , March, 



April, and May.] 



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