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in size, the male of tlie present species invariably has the 

 general colour of the upper parts reddish brown, almost like 

 those of the female. In the male of R. mystacalis the upper 

 parts are always dark brownish grey. 



[Iris reddish brown; bill black; feet dusky. — J. W.] 



34. Rhabdornis inornatus, (Plate VI. fig. 2.) 



Rhabdornis inornatus, Grant, Bull. B. O. C. no. xl. p. xviii 

 (1896). 



It is very remarkable that a second species of Flower- 

 creeper should occur in Samar. It is entirely distinct from 

 the R. mystacalis type, the top of the head and nape being 

 uniform dark grey, and the bill much shorter and compara- 

 tively stout. Only three males were obtained. 



[Iris dark ; bill and feet black. — J. W.] 



The three species may be distinguished from one another 

 by the following key : — 



Key to the Species of Rhabdornis. 



I. Top of the head and nape black, heavily streaked 



with white ; ear-coverts black. 



A. Upper parts greyish brown : wing 3'4, culmen 



11 inch R. mystacalis, J • 



B. Upper parts sandy brown: wing 3'0, culmen 



0'85 inch R. minor, ^ . 



II. Top of the head and nape brown, heavily streaked 



with white ; ear-coverts brown. 



C. Upper parts brown : wing 3'2, culmen 1"0 inch. R. mystacalis, 2 . 



D. Upper parts reddish brown : wing 3'0, culmen 



0-8 inch R. minor, $ . 



III. Top of the head and nape uniform dark brownish 

 grey ; ear-coverts black : wing 3-35, culmen 



0-73 inch R. inornatus, ^ . 



The female of R. inornatus is not known. 



35. Dendrophila oenochlamys, Sharpc; Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 p. 551 ; Bourns & Worcester, Occ. Pap. Minnesota Acad. Sci. 

 i. no. 1, p. 38 (1894). 



Sitta cenochlamys, Steere, List Birds & Mamm. Philip- 

 pines, p. 21 (1890). 



The Guimaras Nuthatch was collected on both islands, 

 Leite being a new locality. 



[Iris straw-yellow ; orbital skin and bill of a greenish 



