102 DRS. HARTLAUB AND FINSCH ON BIRDS [Jan. 16, 



inferno a basi inde pro majore parte rufis ; subalaribus rufis ; 



abdomine sordide griseo-fuscescente ; rectricibus inter mediis 



dorso conco/oribus, rfli<[uis intense fuscis, ante apicem ru- 



fescentem obscurius adumbratis ; rostro nigricante ; pedibus 



rubris. 



Back, wings, upper tail coverts, and median tail-feathers of a rich 



olive-bronze green ; forehead, top and sides of the head, sides of neck, 



and breast plumbeous grey ; throat and fore neck vinaceous whitish ; 



posterior part of head and neck and interscapulars of a rich rufous ; 



a large shoulder-spot purplish violet ; abdomen of a dirty and dark 



greyish brown ; wing feathers blacki-h, the inner vane from the base 



for more than two thirds rufous, whicb colour does not quite reach 



to the shaft, the outer vane with a reddish tinge for the same extent ; 



under wing-coverts rufous; lateral tail-feathers fuscous, somewhat 



darker before the slightly rufescent tip ; the middle ones more like 



the back , beak blackish ; feet red ; nails brown. 



Long. tot. circa 10", rostr. a fr. Hi'", al. 4" 2'", caud. 2" 9'", tars. 1". 

 A single specimen, collected by Capt. Peters on the Pelews, and 

 apparently in full plumage. This is a very remarkable species, di- 

 stinguished by the grey of the forehead and along the sides of the 

 neck, and by the cinnamon-rufous of the occiput and hind neck, be- 

 sides bv its small size. 



26. Phlegcenas yapensis, n. sp. 



Jun. av. Supra sordide rufa; pileo unicolori ; do--si et uropygii 

 phtmis, a/arum tectricibus, scapufaribus, renngibus tertiariis et 

 supracauda/ibus fuscis, large rujb marginatis ; pectore cineras- 

 cente rvfoque nebuloso ; abdominis ptumis fuscescentibus, apice 

 rufescentibus ; subalaribus obscure fusco rufuque vuriis ; sub- 

 caurtalibus fusco-nigrieantibus ; area scapulari obscure vio/aceo- 

 pvrpvrascente ; remigibus majoribus fuscis, margine apicali 

 ex'imo rvfo ; rectricibus obscure rufis, ante apicem latenigris ; 

 rostro {ut videtur) Jtuvido, pedibus nigricantibus. 

 Juv. Dorso nitore virescenti-metullico valde conspicuo ; alarum 

 tectricibus scapularibusque minus virescentibus ; capite toto 

 rufo ; pectore et abdowiite obsolete rufescentibus, illo nitore 

 nonnullo subvio/acescente lavato ; subalaribus et subcaudalibus 

 obscure rujis ; cuuda ut in ave modo descnpta ; rostro ni- 

 gricante. 

 Long. tot. circa 10", rostri 7h'", ah 5" 3"', caud. 3" 6'", tars. 13'". 

 Two immature specimens. The elder bird (marked as male) has 

 the upper and lateral part of the head light rufous ; the feathers of 

 the whole back, the wing-coverts, the scapularies, and tertiaries are 

 of a dark brown, with broad margins of pale rufous ; a large shoulder- 

 spot purplish violet, mixed with pale rufous ; primaries of a uniform 

 blackish brown ; tail-feathers light rufous, with a broad black band 

 before the tip ; the throat seems to be of a dirty rufescent colour ; 

 the feathers of the breast pale bluish grey margined with rufous, those 

 of the abdomen and under tail-coverts blackish, variegated with ob- 

 solete rufescent shades ; under wing-coverts of an obscure mixture of 



