Dr. J. B, Steere — Philippine Ornithology. 307 



with bright lilac. Wings black, secondaries edged with 

 rufous. Coverts black, broadly tipped with rufous, these 

 rufous tips carrying faint lilac spots. Breast rufous, Avashed 

 with bright lilac. 

 Hab. Mindanao. 



16. Ceyx BAsiLANiCA, sp. uov. [Op. cit. p. 10.) 



Colour much as in C. mindanensis. Rufous edging of the 

 secondaries much broader, and upper secondaries broadly 

 tipped with rufous. White spot on the side of neck not pre- 

 ceded by the blue and black markings found in the preceding 

 species. 



C. baailanica differs from C. mindanensis in having lost 

 almost all the black in the scapulars and in the colouring of 

 the wing and neck. 



Hab. Basilan. 



17. Ceyx fluiMinicola, sp. nov. [Op. cit. p. 10.) 

 General colouring above as in C. argentata. Chin and 



throat buffy white. White spot on the belly. Breast, flanks, 

 and remaining under surface deep ultramarine, with black 

 bases to the feathers. Differs from C. argentata in smaller 

 size, in the buffy-white chin and throat, and in the general 

 colour of the under surface. Wing 2*27 inches, tail 1*25, 

 culmen 1*40. 



Hab. Samar, Leyte. 



18. Ceyx bournsii, sp. nov. [Op. cit. p. 10.) 



Head, nape, and interscapulars thickly spotted with bright 

 cobalt, the blackish bases of the feathers appearing between. 

 Back silvery blue ; scapulars black, tipped with faint cobalt. 

 Upper tail-coverts and tail cobalt. Wing-coverts spotted 

 with cobalt; primaries black, first rufous on the outer web. 

 Throat and spot on the side of the neck white, the latter 

 tinged with rufous. Cheeks and rest of the under surface 

 orange-rufous, deeper on the breast. Length 4*5 inches 

 culmen 1*0, wing 2*5. This species appears to be most 

 nearly allied to C. cajeli from Bourou. 



Hab. Basilan. 



