Birds of the Philippine Islands. 535 



southern islands, it was ineluded by Lord Tvyecddale in 

 A. striatus. It may be characterized as follows : — 



Artamides cebuensis, sp. n. V 



Adult male. Very nearly allied to the male of A. mindo- 

 rensis, Steere, from which it only differs in being larger and 

 in having the feathers covering the nostrils grey instead of 

 deep black. The tail is deep black, slightly washed with 

 grey towards the base of the middle feathers. 



Total length 12 inches, wing 6*6, tail 5'2, tarsus 1"1. 



Adult female. Most nearly allied to the female of ^. striatus, 

 but the lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts are uniform 

 grey like the back. 



Total length 12 inches, Aving 6*35, tail 5, tarsus 1*1. 



The following key to the seven Philippine species of 

 Artamides should facilitate their identification : — 



Males. 



A. Underparts uniform grey. 



a. Lores and space in front of the eyes deep black. 

 a! . Tail less than 5*5 inches. 



a*. Feathers covering the nostrils deep black 

 like the lores. 

 a^. Feathers of the rump grey, fringed with 



whitish. Tail 4'7o inches A. striattts. 



b^. Feathers of the rump uniform grey. 



Tail 4"8-4'9 inches A. mindorensis. 



b^. Feathers covering the nostrils grey like the 



crown. Tail 5'2 inches A. cebuemis. 



b' . Tail more than 5-5 inches. Feathers covering 

 the nostrils deep black like the lores and 

 space in front of the eyes. Tail 5*65 inches. A. guillcmardi. 



b. Lores and space in front of the eye pale grey 



like the crown ; general colour pale grey .... A. sumatrensis. 



B. Throat and breast grey ; belly and rest of underparts 



barred with black and white. 



c. Lores and space in front of the eye deep black ; 



under tail-coverts white barred with black, the 

 black bars extendmg right across the feathers, 

 and being about two-thirds of the width of the 

 white interspaces A. panayensis. 



d. Lores and space in front of the eye grey lilse the 



crown ; under tail-coverts uniform white, or 



