NO. 1803. HYP0THYMI8 AND CYANONYMPHA—OBERHOLSEB. 



613 



OeograpMcal distribution. — Simalur Island, western coast of 

 Sumatra. 



Notwithstanding its geographical isolation, this form resembles 

 H. a. tytleri more closely than any other, but it averages much smaller, 

 and has a slightly darker back and a decidedly darker pileum, which 

 is scarcely different in color from the back. 



Measurements of specimens of Hypothymis azurea consobrina examined. 



a Measured in tlie flesii by tlie collector. 



6 Type. 



HYPOTHYMIS AZUREA RICHMONDI.c new subspecies. 



Chars, subsp. — Similar to HypotJiymis azurea consobrina, but much 

 larger; male with black occipital patch larger; blue areas darker, par- 

 ticularly on upper surface; lower parts still more uniform blue, the 

 abdomen barely whitish or grayish medially. 



Description.— TjTpe, adult male. No. 180757, U.S.N.M.; Engano 

 Island, western Sumatra, November 24, 1904; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 

 Upper and lower parts deep cyanine blue, the pileum, throat, and 

 breast rather lighter, the abdomen and crissum still more so (from the 

 showing through of the slate gray portions of the feathers beneath), 

 the middle of lower abdomen slightly whitish; a line across the fore- 

 head next the base of the culmen, a tiny chin spot, a crescentic occipi- 

 tal patch, and a somewhat crescentic jugular bar velvety black; 

 wings and tail slate black, the wing-quills and rectrices margined 

 externally with marine blue, most broadly on the latter, the wing- 

 coverts widely edged with the blue of the back; lower wing-coverts 

 exteriorly cyanine blue, interiorly slate gray washed slightly with 

 blue; axillars slate gray, margined with cyanine blue; thighs deep 

 slate gray, heavily overlaid with cyanine blue. 



Adult female. No. 180765, U.S.N.M.; Engano Island, November 

 22, 1904; Dr. W. L. Abbott. Head and throat intermediate between 



c Dedicated to Dr. Charles W. Kichmond, as a slight token of appreciation for 

 courtesies too numerous to mention. 



