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back. Wing much yellower than in O. steerii, the yellow extending 

 clown to outer webs of primaries. Black markings of lower breast 

 and abdomen narrower than in O. steerii. Axillaries and under wing- 

 coverts, inner half of inner webs of secondaries and inner edges of 

 basal half of primaries bright yellow. Central tail-feathers un- 

 marked as in O. steerii. 



Average measurements from five males. Length, 7.72 inches. 

 Wing, 4.15. Tail, 2.85. Culmen, .95. Tarsus, .81. 



Cinnyris guimarasensis Steere. 



Cinr.yris guimarasensis Steere, List B. & M. Steere Exped. p. 22 (1890); id. 

 Ibis, 1891, p. 315. 



It is to be regretted that Dr. Steere did not find some more appro- 

 priate name than "guimarasensis" for this beautiful species. Gui- 

 maras is, zoologically speaking, a part of Panay, and the species in 

 question was found in Panay by Mr. Worcester a few weeks after its 

 discovery in Guimaras. Upon our return to the Philippine islands 

 we obtained a fine series of specimens from the mountains of Panay. 

 The female seems never to have been described. Adult female: Head 

 and nape light olive green, becoming browner on back, wing- coverts 

 and outer webs of secondaries. Upper tail- coverts like back. Tail 

 black, webs of central pair of feathers washed with same color as 

 back. Sides of face dark ashy grey, edges of feathers darker than 

 centers. Chin light yellow. Entire throat grey faintly washed 

 with yellow. Entire breast bright orange yellow paler on flanks, 

 abdomen and under tail-coverts. Axillaries, under wing-coverts and 

 inner webs of quills pure white. 



Dicaeum trigonostigma and its Philippine allies. 



It is well known that Dr. Sharpe identified a Dicaeum brought 

 back by Dr. Steere in 1874 and supposed to have come from Negros, 

 as D. trigonostigma. This identification has since been called in 

 question by tho Marquis of Tweeddale and others. 



The specimen in question is still in existence in the Museum of the 

 University of Michigan. There is not the slightest doubt that it is 

 D. trigonostigma but in our opinion there is very grave doubt as to 

 its ever having come from Negros. By some means labels seem to have 

 become displaced on a number of the birds collected by Dr. Steere 

 at this time (e. g. Parus elegans from Palawan). The specimen in 

 question no longer bears Dr. Steere's original label and the Doctor 



