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23. Zosterops siquijorensis sp. nov. 



Adult male: Above light olive yellow, brighest on crown and 

 rump. Wing coverts and broad margin on all the quills except last 

 uniform with the back. Tail brown, central pair of feathers washed 

 on both webs, and the others on the outer webs, with olive yellow. 

 Ear coverts, sides of face and sides of neck slightly lighter than 

 crown of head Ring around eye silky white. No black stripe 'un- 

 der eye as in Z. everetti. Lores and forehead bright yellow. Chin, 

 throat and upper breast bright yellow as in Z. meyeni. Breast', 

 flanks and abdomen clear ashy grey, lighter than in Z. everetti. A 

 narrow stripe of yellow down center of breast and abdomen. Under 

 tail-coverts bright yellow. Under wing-coverts, axillaries and in- 

 ner webs of quills white. Bend of wing tinged with yellow. Sexes 

 alike. Iris brown. Legs and feet very light brown. Upper man- 

 dible brown. Lower yellowish. 



A male from Siquijor measures as follows: Wing, 2.16. Tail, 

 1.51. Culmen, 1.55. Tarsus, 1.57. 



Two females measure: Length not taken. Wing 2.13. Tail 1.53. 

 Culmen, .56. Tarsus, .56. Habitat: Siquijor. 



Singularly enough the Siquijor Zosterops differs sharply from the 

 Zosterops of the neighboring island, Cebu, and more nearly resemb- 

 les Z. meyeni of Luzon. It differs from Z. meyeni in its larger size 

 and in the different color of the under surface. 



24. H.vloterpe winchelli sp. nov. 



Adult male: General color of upper surface umber brown. Head 

 faintly but appreciably darker. Outer webs of quills washed with 

 light umber. Rest of quills dark fulvous brown. Tail like back, or 

 slightly darker. Shafts of tail-feathers become darker on terminal 

 half. Lores, sides of face, ear-coverts and sides of hind neck slight- 

 ly lighter than head. Chin and throat greyish white. Sides of 

 breast and fore-breast washed with light umber brown, as are the 

 flanks. Rest of under surface white. Feathers of thighs dark 

 brown, heavily tipped with white. Under surface of tail dark brown. 

 Shafts white for entire length. Under wing coverts and axillaries 

 and inner webs of quills white. Iris brown. Bill black. Legs and 

 feet light slaty brown. 



Average measurements of six males: Length, 6.50 inches. Wing, 

 3.24 Tail, 2.66. Tarsus, .75 Sexes alike. 



Habitat: Panay, Masbate, Negros. 



This species is named in honor of Mr. Horace V.Winchell, through 

 whom interest ir. our proposed expedition was first awakened. 



