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from Kandavu, which can of course only be P. kandavensis. 

 The third (Layard, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1879, p. 147 ; not ' Ibis ' 

 o£ that year as erroneously quoted by Dr. Gadow) also 

 refers to P. kandavensis. 



Male. Yellow supraloral patch absent ; rectrices nearly 

 black; throat white^ separated from the lemon-yellow of the 

 rest of the underparts by a broad black collar. 



The females of many of these species appear to differ from 

 each other even more than the males do, but until the 

 differences between adult females, immature females, and 

 immature males are discovered, it would be rash to lay much 

 stress upon the characters by which they can apparently be 

 distinguished from each other. 



XII. — Notes on Eurystomus orientalis. 

 By H. E. Dresser, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 

 In a recently published part of the Proc. Zool. Soc. (P. Z. S. 

 1890, pp. 550-552), Mr. U. B. Sharpe has described three new 

 species oi Eurystomus, viz. Eurystomus Icetior, E. calonyx, and 

 E. solomonensis, the first two of which he has separated from 

 E. orientalis. I have lately been working at this group, and 

 as I have a considerable series in my possession from my own 

 collection, and from those of the late Lord Tweeddale, Canon 

 Tristram, Mr. "Whitehead, and Mr. H. Seebohm, it may prove 

 of some interest to see how far these specimens tend to con- 

 firm or to disprove Mr. Sharpens conclusions, based on the 

 rich collection in the British Museum, the larger portion of 

 which, so far as Eurystotnus orientalis is concerned, were 

 obtained from the Hume Collection. Mr. Sharpe describes 

 his Eurystomus Icetior as being smaller than E. orientalis, as 

 having the end of the tail black not marked with purplish 

 blue, the head darker, the under surface brighter blue, the 

 secondaries washed with purplish blue near the base of the 

 outer web, and gives the habitat as the forests of Malabar, 

 Nilghiris, Travancore Hills, and Ceylon. As regards size, he 

 gives the length of the wing as 7"8 inches, whereas he gives 



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