1878.] the ornithology of the philippines. ill 



26. Orthotomus frontalis. 



Orthotonus frontalis, Sharpe, Ibis, 1877, p. 112, t. ii. f. i. ; 

 Tr. L. S. (2) Zool. i. p. p. 336. 

 [Dinagat, S , 2 • June.] 



27- ZOSTEROPS EVERETTI. 



Zosterops everetti, Tweeddale, P. Z. S. 1877, pp. 762, 829. 

 [Dinagat, <3 , June: iris yellowish brown; bill blackish; legs 

 pale grey, b, $ , June.] 



Dinagat, North-Mindanao, and Zebu birds do not differ. 



28. Dictum rtjbriventer (120 partim). 



Dicceum rubriventer, Lesson, Tr. p. 303 ; Tweeddale, P. Z. S. 

 1877, p. 763. 



[Dinagat, $ , June.] 



The Dinagat birds in no respect differ from Luzon, Zebu and 

 North- Mindanao examples. 



29. Dictum schistaceum. (Plate VIII. fig. 1.) 



Dicceum schistaceum, Tweeddale, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, 

 vol. xx. p. 537 (December 1, 1877). 



[Dinagat, <3 , June.] 



cJ. Above fuliginous ashy; below ashy white. Remiges and 

 rectrices above dark ashy brown, underneath paler. Under wing- 

 coverts and axillaries pure white. Base of mandible (in dry speci- 

 mens) yellowish white. Apex and the maxilla pale ruddy brown. 



Wing 225 inches, tail T37, tarsus 0"62, culmen 0*35. 



A large species with a short stout bill. 



30. Dkleum everetti. (Plate VIII. fig. 2.) 



Dicceum everetti, Tweeddale, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. 

 xx. p. 537 (December 1, 1877). 



[Dinagat, c? , June : iris greyish brown ; bill brown, base orange ; 

 legs light grey.] 



d . Above dark olive-green, paler on the cheeks. Chin, throat, 

 and breast pale grey. Remainder of underparts albescent grey 

 tinged with palish yellow. Major coverts narrowly margined with 

 greenish yellow. Quills above dark brown, almost black, with very 

 narrow pale olive-green external margins. Rectrices above like the 

 quills, narrowly tipped with albescent fringe. Under wing-coverts 

 and axillaries pure white. Bill (dry specimen) brown at tip, yellow 

 at base. 



Wing 1-94 inch, tail 100, tarsus 0*50, culmen 0-37. 



31. Prionochilus olivacetjs. (Plate VIII. fig. 3.) 



Prionochilus olivaceus, Tweeddale, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, 

 vol. xx. p. 536 (December 1, 1877). 



[Dinagat, $ , June : iris sienna-brown ; bill grey-black, base of 

 mandible paler ; legs light grey.] 



