1878.] THE ORNITHOLOGY OF THE PHILIPPINES. 615 



indeed, D. Icemostictus is shown to also inhabit New Ireland or D. 

 megarhynchus New Britain. 



Male and female. Upper surface of wings and tail burnished 

 bronze-green. Glistening scale-like feathers on crown of head bluish 

 metallic green. Neck-hackles and pectoral and gular spots dark 

 metallic steel-blue ; these spots, which extend from lower part of the 

 throat and cover the breast, are lengthened and ovate in form ratber 

 than round, and occupy the tips of the feathers. With their excep- 

 tion, the entire under surface is dull jet-black. The nape, back, and 

 uropygium is black with a blue gloss. The tail is forked for about 

 one inch in depth ; and the distance between the extremities of the 

 outer pair of rectrices is nearly three inches ; upper tail-coverts tipped 

 with metallic green. 



Dimensions : — 



Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Culmen. 



in. in. in. in. 



6 2 5-5 5-5 1-0 1-5 



[P. Princesa, tf. November 1877: iris crimson; bill and feet 

 black. 2 > December : iris deep brown.] 



All the female birds have the iris noted as being deep brown by 

 Mr. Everett. On the label of one of the males Mr. Everett has 

 written: — "Iris in the living bird deep crimson." 



D. palaivanensis most nearly resembles D. leucops, D. pectoralis, 

 and D. Icemostictus ; but, besides being much smaller, the shape and 

 position of the pectoral and gular spots are different, not being so 

 round, but narrower. 



13. BtJCHANGA LEUCOPH.EA. 



Bicrurus leucophceus, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. ix. p. 587. 



Buchanga cineracea (Horsf.), Sharpe, t. c. p. 324. no. 48. 



[P. Princesa, 3, November 29, 1877: iris crimson; bill and feet 

 black. S, December : iris deep rich orange-brown. $, December : 

 iris orange-brown.] 



14. Oyornis banyumas. 



Muscicapa banyumas, Horsf. Tr. L. S. xiii. p. 14G. 



Muscieapa cantatrix, Tem. PI. Col. 226. 



[P. Princesa, <$ , December 1877: iris chocolate ; bill black ; legs 

 and feet purplish grey : claws dark grey. 5, January 1877: iris 

 chocolate ; bill black ; legs lead-grey.] 



The female of this species is well described, but badly figured, by 

 Temminck (I. c). 



15. Hypothymis azurea (85). 



[P. Princesa, £, December 1877: iris deep brown ; bill entirely 

 black, interior of gape golden : legs and feet dark blue-grey.] 



16. HlRUNDO JAVANICA. 



Hirundo javanica, Sparrm. Mus. Carls, t. 100. 

 [P. Princesa, 2, December 7, 1877.] 



