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mistake for Basilan^ as the species has never beeu obtained 

 in Luzon, 



29. Brachypteryx brunneiceps, sp. n. 



The Negros Shortwing is closely allied to B. polio- 

 gyna, which Mr. Whitehead discovered in the highlands of 

 Lepanto, Luzon. The males, in factj are, as one would expect, 

 very much alike, but the Negros bird has the top of the head 

 and throat washed with black instead of dark slate. Between 

 the females the diflFerences are much more marked : the 

 crown of the head in B. brunneiceps is much darker brown, 

 much less strongly washed with sienna on the forehead ; the 

 chin and middle of the throat are much deeper in colour, 

 very little paler than the sides ; and the general tone of the 

 underparts is darker slate- blue, the belly being in no way 

 paler than the breast. 



Adult male. Total length 5 inches, wing 2*65, tail 1'9, 

 tarsus 1*15. 



Adult female. Total length 5*2 inches, wing 2'65, tail 1"9, 

 tarsus 1*15. 



I may here call attention to a slight error which has crept 

 into the description of the female of B. poliogyna (cf. Grant, 

 Ibis, 1895, p. 446). The length of the wing, given as 25 

 inches, should, of course, read 2*5 inches. 



30. CoPSYCHUs MiNDANENSis (Gmcl.) J Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 448. 



Mr. Whitehead sends a pair of the Philippine Magpie- 

 Robin. 



31. CiTTOClNCLA NIGRORUM, sp. U. 



The Negros Shama is nearly allied to C. luzoniensis from 

 Luzon and Marinduqne, but in the male the white patch on 

 the secondary coverts is absent ; the lower back, rump, and 

 upper tail-coverts are mostly black instead of chestnut ; the 

 tail-feathers are uniform black, with the exception of the 

 outer pair, which have a small white spot at the tip ; and the 

 flanks are pale brownish bufl". 



From the Masbate bird C. superciliaris [cf. Bourns & 



