18/8.] THE ORNITHOLOGY OF THE PHILIPPINES. 285 



sides of the neck and margins to the secondary and tertiary quills 

 and major coverts ; wing 2' 56. 



25. Broderipus acrorhynchus (90). 



[Valencia, $ (juv.), August : bill dark sepia-brown. Dumaguete, 

 cJ (juv.), August : bill dark vandyke-brown.] 



Judging by the series Mr. Everett sends (seven) and other examples 

 of the Negros Oriole I have examined, it would appear that the ex- 

 tent of the yellow on the forehead is more restricted in the Negros 

 and Guimaras forms than in examples from any of the other Philip- 

 pine islands. 



26. Megalurus ruficeps. 



Megalurus ruficeps, Tweeddale, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, 

 vol. xx.; P. Z. S. 1877, p. 94. 



[Valencia, 2 > August : iris light clay-brown.] 



Males from the same locality are of equal dimensions. New to 

 Negros. 



27. Dasycrotapha speciosa. 



Dasycrotapha speciosa, Tweeddale, P. Z. S. 1878, pi. ix. p. 114. 

 [Valencia, c? , August : iris crimson ; bill orange-yellow.] 



28. Ixus goiavier (99). 



[Valencia and Dumaguete, <5 and $ , August.] 



A series of five, with ear-coverts and sides of head brown. 



29. Hyspipetes philippinensis (102). 

 [Valencia and Dumaguete, $ , August.] 



30. Copsychus mindanensis (105). 



[Valencia, 3 and $ , August. Dumaguete, £ , August.] 



31. ClSTICOLA, Sp. ? 



[Valencia, 3 , August : iris light grey-brown ; bill brown ; legs 

 pale tinged with brown.] 



Mr. Everett's note, above quoted, refers to a single example of 

 the genus Cisticola which I am unable to determine. The example 

 is in perfect plumage and belongs evidently to an adult ; but the 

 great variations in plumage the members of the genus exhibit make 

 it possible that it belongs to some described species ; and I refrain 

 from bestowing what may be a useless title. Its dimensions are 

 smaller than those of any species known to me. Wing 1*62, culmen 

 0*31, tarsus 0*62. The first primary is relatively long and broad, 

 0'53. Underneath the general colouring yellow- white, with a rufous 

 tinge on the breast ; flanks, under tail-coverts, wing-lining, and 

 thigh-coverts pale ferruginous. Above the colouring is pale ferru- 

 ginous-brown, each feather dark centred with brown ; the nape is 

 uniform pale ferruginous-brown, the upper tail-coverts being 

 brighter ferruginous ; the quills are brown margined with the 



