1 : 4 BOURNS AND WORCESTER: PRELIMINARY NOTES. 



9. Centropus steerii sp. nov. 



Sexes alike. Forehead, crown and nape, sides of face, chin, 

 throat and upper breast greenish black. The coarse shafts of the 

 feathers shiny black, the webs with a faint greenish tinge. Hind 

 neck and back, sides of neck, wing-coverts and breast smoky brown 

 with faint greenish tinge. Hind back and rump slaty black, tips 

 of feathers with greenish tinge. Upper tail-coverts and upper sur- 

 face of tail uniform dull metallic green. Shafts of feathers jet 

 black from base to tip. Upper surface of wings earthy brown with 

 metallic green gloss like the tail, except on the outer four primaries, 

 which have little gloss. Abdomen browner than breast and with 

 less metallic wash. Flanks, thighs and under tail coverts like rump. 

 Under surface of tail black with faint metallic blue gloss. Under 

 wing coverts and axillaries like breast. Under surface of wing 

 uniform blackish brown. 



Seven males measure as follows: Length, 16.70 inches. Wing, 

 5.90. Tail, 8.49. Culmen, 1.58. Tarsus, 1.65. 



A female measures 19.50 inches in length. Wing, 6.21. Tail, 9.16. 

 Culmen, 1.74. Tarsus, 1.69. 



Habitat: Mindoro. 



The strong, hooked beak of this species is very noticeable. A 

 single specimen was collected by the Steere Expedition, and 

 Dr. Steere has held a manuscript description of it ever since. We 

 obtained a fine series of specimens, and the doctor made over 

 his claim to us. We are indebted to Dr. Steere for the use of much 

 valuable material for comparison and name this species in his honor. 

 It is invariably found in deep forests where it is not uncommon. 



10. lyngipicus menage! sp. nov. 



Adult male: General color of upper surface dark blackish brown. 

 Top of head uniform with back. A small spot above and behind eye 

 creamy white. Scarlet stripes on sides of occiput shorter than in I. 

 maculatus and beginning farther back. They are confluent on nape. 

 Behind and under the scarlet stripe is a partially concealed spot of 

 creamy white. Scapulars, interscapulars and back barred with 

 creamy white. Rump creamy white, some of the feathers with nar- 

 row brownish black shaft stripes. Upper tail-coverts brownish 

 black, broadly edged with buffy white. Tail brownish black, paler 

 at base of feathers and with both webs of feathers spotted with 

 pale buff Wing coverts brownish black, each feather having one 

 or two creamy white spots on outer web. Wing brownish black. 

 Outer five primaries with two or three very narrow creamy white 



