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brownish flesh color, with under side of toes yellowish ; claws brown. 

 In the dry skins the bills are uniformly plunibeous-black. 



Adult female (Cat. Nos. 202265 and 210771, U.S.N.M., topotypes 

 taken May 27 and 30, respectively). — Exactly like the male, except 

 that the outer web of the innermost secondary is edged externally 

 with yellowish orange instead of orange-vermilion. 



Comfarhon with Pyn^hula leucogenys. — The material used in mak- 

 ing the comparison wdth Pyrrhula leucogenys consists of tAvo adult 

 females of P. leucogenys, one (Cat. No. 172435, U.S.N.M.) a topotype 

 collected by Mr. John Whitehead in Lepanto Province, Luzon, the 

 other (Cat. No. 208435, U.S.N.M.) collected by the author near 

 Paoay, Benguet Province, Luzon. The first was killed December 19, 

 1894, the second July 28, 1907. The December bird is in fresher 

 plumage and somewhat darker and browner than the July specimen. 

 The two localities were in sight of each other, perhaps 20 miles apart. 

 In both of the Luzon birds the bills still show a large amount of 

 yellow, as shown in Mr. Keuleman's excellent figures of the male and 

 female (Plate 14) published in the Ibis for 1895, opjDOsite page 455. 

 From a female specimen of/*, leucogenys (Cat. No. 208435, U.S.N.M.) 

 just shot I noted the following: Iris grayish brown; bill yellowish 

 horn color, broadly black on commissural line and at tip; feet brown- 

 ish flesh color ; claws darker brown. 



Comparative measurem^ents of fresh specimens (by the author). — 

 Cat. No. 210771, U.S.N.M., an adult female topotype of Pyrrhula 

 steerei, and Cat. No. 208435, an adult female of P. leucogenys, from 

 near the type locality, presented the following measurements : Length, 

 152, 1G8 mm. ; alar expanse, 242, 259 ; wing, 77, 82 ; tail, 65, 71 ; culmcn 

 (chord), 10.5, 11.3; tarsus, 17.5, 18.5; middle toe with its claw, 

 16.5, 19. 



Remark. — It seems fltting that this species should be named in 

 honor of Prof. J. B. Steere, who has contributed so much to our 

 knoAvledge of Philippine l)irds. 



In the following table measurements of Pyrrhula leucogenys and 

 P. steerei, taken from dry skins, by Mr. J. H. Riley, are presented. 



Measurements of f'l/rrJiuhi hucof/cniix. 



