496 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds from 



86. PsEUDOPTYNX MINDANENSIS. 



Pseudoptynx mindanensis Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xvi. p. 99 

 (1906). 



a. <$ . Davao, May. No. 467. (Type of the species.) 



Male adult. Nearly allied to P. philippensis (Gray), from 

 which it differs in being somewhat larger and in the 

 following points : — The general colour of the upper parts 

 is much darker, the feathers being brownish black, and 

 rather narrowly margined with sandy rufous, instead of bright 

 tawny-buff; the primary-quills are dark brown, with only faint 

 traces of buff markings ; the secondaries similar, with faintly 

 indicated greyish buff transverse markings ; the tail-feathers 

 brown, with whitish or whitish buff transverse markings, 

 rather faintly indicated on the outer webs ; and the under 

 parts more heavily streaked with blackish. " Iris light 

 brownish gold ; bill whitish towards the tip, bluish grey at 

 the base ; feet pale grey ; nails white at the base, grey at 

 the tip." 



P. mindanensis, type, £: total length ca. 19"5 inches; 

 culmen 2*0 ; wing 14*8 ; tail 73 ; tarsus 30. 



P. philippensis, <$ (Benguet District, Luzon, Whitehead) 

 total length ca. 19*0 inches ; culmen 1*8 ; wing 137 ; tail 7"1 

 tarsus 1*6. $ (Benguet District, Luzon, Whitehead) 

 total length ca. 190 inches ; culmen 1*9 ; wing 13*8 ; tail 6*8 

 tarsus 2'7. 



Of the six examples of P. philippensis in the British 

 Museum, Whitehead's specimens, measured above, are the 

 largest. 



87. Falco severus. 



Falco severus Horsf. ; McGregor & Worcester, p. 45. 



a, b. S $ • Piso, April. Nos. 360, 363. 



c, d. $ et S imm. Davao, April. Nos. 397, 401. 



" Iris very dark brown ; cere and bare skin round eyes deep 

 yellow ; upper mandible light slate-coloured at the base, 

 black towards the tip, lower mandible yellowish at the base ; 

 feet chrome-yellow, nails black/ 7 



Two of the specimens have the colour of the iris marked 

 as yellow ; no doubt this is a slip of the pen for brown. 



