830 THE MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE ON [DcC. 4, 



[Surigao, c?, May. Iris dark umber, h. d juv.] 

 Five examples of this lovely small Sun-bird were obtained by Mr. 

 Everett, the discoverer of the species. Four are in the full adult 

 dress, and are marked c? ; and one is in the dull olive-grey dress of 

 either the young male or adult female, but is marked d juv. No 

 example marked f is sent. 



52. Nectarophila sperata (122). 



Cinnyris speratus (Lin.), Shelley, Cinnyridtje, pt. iv. t. 



[Butuan, d , May. Iris brown; bill jet-black; legs blackish 

 brown, h. Surigao, S , May ; Placer, d , July.] 



Mr. Everett has sent a large series (fifteen examples) from North 

 Mindanao and Dinagat Island of this species in full male plumage. 

 They in no respect differ from Luzon, Guimaras, and Negros indi- 

 viduals, excepting that the average length of their bill is less. Along 

 with this series of males is a smaller series (five) of individuals all 

 marked $ by Mr. Everett, and which I am at a loss to determine. 

 Were it not that Captain Shelley has figured and described (/. c.) 

 the female from a specimen obtained by Dr. Steere in Negros (?) as 

 having the " sides and upper half of the head and neck ashy grey; 

 the wings dark brown, edged yellowish olive ; underparts sulphur- 

 yellow," I should without hesitation refer the examples marked 2 

 by Mr. Everett to N. sperata $ . In a Surigao example (marked 

 $) the quills are brown, conspicuously margined with rusty ochre, 

 so that the wing when closed appears to be ferruginous or ruddy yel- 

 lowish brown. The forehead, vertex, and nape are dull brownish 

 grey. The chin and all the throat and sides of head light grey, 

 tinged with yellow. Breast, abdomen, flanks grey, washed with a 

 brighter yellow'. Outer pair of rectrices with a pale albescent apical 

 mark. This individual must either be iV. sperata $ vel S juv., 

 or belong to some undescribed species. Dimensions as in N. spe- 

 rata S ' 



53. Arachnechthra jugularis (123). 



[Butuan, 6 ? . May ; Surigao, S $ , May and June ; Placer, $ , 

 July.] 



54. Anthothreptus griseigularis, n. sp. 



[Surigao, 6 $ . May. Iris bright Indian-red ; bill black ; legs 

 greenish grey ; Placer, $ , July. Iris and bill dark brown ; lower 

 half of bill very light brown ; legs greenish ; nails brown ; soles 

 ochre.] 



cJ . Forehead, crown, occiput, nape, back metallic green. Uro- 

 pygium and upper tail-coverts metallic purplish blue. A few of the 

 carpal coverts and tips of the median wing-coverts metallic violet- 

 blue. Median wing-coverts maroon. Minor wing-coverts metallic 

 green. Space before the eyes, cheeks, ear-coverts, major wing- 



^ Uufortunately Captain Shelley does not state with precision the habitats 

 of the specimens he has described and figured. But on referring to Mr. Sharpe's 

 account it will be found that the only supposed female of this species was ob 

 tained by Dr. Steere in Negros. 



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