SARCOPHANOPS. 411 



Wing, 86; tail, 61; culmen from base, 23; bill from nostril,, 15; tarsus, 

 20; middle toe with claw, 21. 



"There has been some difference of opinion between Dr. Steere and 

 Mr. Everett as to the color of the eyes of this interesting species. Both 

 were right and there was abundant room for still more divergence of 

 opinion. The eyes of -8. steerii are golden yellow, bright green, or a 

 beautiful blue according to the way the light strikes them. 



'The young show some interesting plumage changes. An immature 

 male has the under surface white, some of the feathers tipped with pale 

 lilac; chin black but throat white, a few black feathers just appearing; 

 head as in adult but white nuchal collar much narrower; back and 

 wing-coverts washed with olive-green, the wing-bar being ill-defined and 

 paler than in adult; rump and tail as in adult. Bill as in adult except 

 center of upper mandible which is black. 



"Another young male, slightly older, has chin and throat black, the 

 feathers narrowly tipped with white and shows more lilac on breast. 

 Crown, nape, and back washed with olive-green, purple appearing on one 

 or two feathers of forehead. Bill pure black. 



"A young female is like the first young male described but without lilac 

 on under surface." (Bourns and Worcester.) 



"Usually found in deep woods in small flocks ; once seen in a mangrove 

 swamp close to the sea. It usually takes short flights, making a loud whir 

 with its wings, and sits perfectly still for some time after. When perched 

 on a limb, it has a curious habit of snapping its bill which produces a 

 sound audible for some distance. Its food consists of insects which it 

 holds in its bill and raps several times on a limb before swallowing. Its 

 note is a plaintive whistle and it may be readily decoyed by imitating its 

 call. At the discharge of a gun it does not fly away but sits perfectly 

 still. 



"Iris blue, green, or golden according to the light; bill, legs, feet, and 

 eye-wattle light blue ; nails nearly white. Ten males from Basilan aver- 

 age: Length, 174; wing, 84; tail, 60; culmen, 24; tarsus, 22; middle 

 toe with claw, 25. Ten females average: Length, 172; wing, 85; tail, 

 87; culmen, 24; tarsus, 20; middle toe with claw, 24." (Bourns and 

 Worcester MS.) 



378. SARCOPHANOPS SAMARENSIS Steere. 

 SAMAR BROADBILL. 



Sarcophanops samarensis STEERE, List Birds & Mams. Steere Exp. (1890), 

 23; BOURNS and WORCESTER, Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers 

 (1894), 1, 54; HARTERT, Genera Avium, Eurylsemidae (1905), 6; 

 SHARPE, Hand-List (1901),' 3, 2; MCGREGOR and WORCESTER, Hand- 

 List (1906), 68. 



Leyte (Whitehead) ; Samar (Steere Exp., Bourns tC- Worcester, Whitehead) . 



