Dr. J. B. Steere — Philippine Ornithology. 313 



It is readily separated by the fulvous brown of the head and 

 the uniform fulvous of the back. 

 Hah. Mindanao. 



39. Irena ell.e, sp. nov. {Op. cit. p. 18.) (Plate VIII.) 

 Adult male. — Crown of head and nape deep cobalt-blue, 



as in /. cyanogastra. Sides of neck, back, and scapulars 

 velvety black. Lower back washed with cobalt, this becoming 

 rich cobalt on upper tail-coverts. Tail black, washed with 

 deep cobalt. Wings marked with cobalt much as in /. cyano- 

 gastra. Under surface deep velvety black, feathers of ab- 

 domen slightly washed with blue. Under tail-coverts deep 

 cobalt. 



Adult female. — Chin and throat velvety black. Breast, 

 abdomen, and flanks purplish blue. Size the same as that 

 of /. cyanogastra. 



I. ellce can be readily distinguished from /. cyanogastra, 

 its nearest ally, by its black back. 



Hab. Samar, Leyte. 



40. POLIOLOPHUS BASILANICUS, Sp. UOV. {Op.cit. p. 19.) 



Hab. Mindanao, Basilan. 



41. loLE GUIMARASENSIS, Sp. nOV. {Op.Clt. p. 19.) 



Size and general colouring of I. rufigularis, with the light 

 shaft-streaks on the throat of /. philippinensis. 



On crossing from Negros to Cebu I immediately noticed 

 the greatly different note of the Cebu bird. 



Hab. Negros, Panay, Guimaras. 



42. loLE MINDORENSIS, Sp. UOV. [Op.cit. p. 19.) 



AbovjB dark olive-brown. Head dark brown, slightly washed 

 with ashy. Throat and breast brown, faintly rufous shaded, 

 and with faint lighter shaft-streaks. Rest of under surface 

 light olive-brown, with light shaft-streaks, somewhat lighter 

 on the belly. Length 8*0 inches, wing 4-0, tail 4*0, cul- 

 men 1*10. 



Distinguished from /. philippinensis by its long beak, 

 faint rufous-brown throat, and olive-brown under surface. 



Hab. Mindoro. 



