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15. L0CUSTEI.LA ocHOTENSis (Midd.) ; Seebohm, Cat. B- 

 Brit. Mus. V. p. 113 (1881); Steere, List Birds & Mamm. 

 Philippines, p. 20 (1890). 



A pair of MiddendorfF's Grasshopper-Warbler were col- 

 lected by Prof. Steere on the island of Marinduque on the 

 12th of May ; so far as I am aware, this is the only other 

 record of the occurrence of this species in the Philippine 

 Islands. The present example, the sex of which was not 

 ascertained, is evidently a bird of the year, the underparts 

 being suffused with yellowish. It was shot in the month of 

 January and is in full moult — the outer primary quills 

 and outer tail-feathers of the old plumage being much worn, 

 while the secondary quills and middle tail-feathers are 

 quite fresh. This rare Warbler is said to breed in North- 

 eastern Siberia and the Kurile Islands, passing through 

 Japan on migration and wintering in the islands of the 

 Malay Archipelago. 



16. TURDUS MINDORENSIS, Sp. n. 



This extremely handsome Blackbird is perhaps most nearly 

 allied to Tardus layardi from Viti Levu, Fiji Islands, but 

 may be easily distinguished from that species by the fol- 

 lowing characters : — Tlie middle of the lower breast and 

 belly are pure white, only the sides and flanks being rich 

 chestnut, and the whole of the upper parts from the mantle 

 downwards are brownish black, contrasting strongly Avith 

 the brownish-grey head and nape. This species is, of course, 

 also nearly related to T. seebohmi and T. whiteheadi. 



Adult male. Top and sides of the head and nape greyish 

 brown, shading into brownish black on the rest of the upper 

 parts and tail ; chin whitish ; throat and upper breast 

 brownish grey, but considerably paler than the crown ; sides 

 of the lower breast and flanks rich chestnut ; middle of the 

 breast and belly pure white ; under tail-coverts dark grey 

 tinged with rufous and with wide white middles, widest 

 towards the extremity. 



Total length 90 inches, wing 4*25, tail 3*45, tarsus \'2. 



Adult female. Only difl'ers from the male in having the 



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