Birds of Celebes: Dicaeidae. 



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Measurements. Wing 46 mm; tail 22; tarsus 11; bill from nostril 7. 

 Distribution. Mnahassa, Celebes — Mt. Masarang (Hose). 



This new species is easily distinguishable from D. nehrkorni by its back 

 being red like the rump and top of the head, by the sooty black (instead of 

 grey-brown) of the face, chin and sides of neck and breast, and the buff of the 

 middle parts below. 



GENUS ACMONORHYNCHUS Gates. 



These little birds have nine primaries like Dicaeum, but the bill is not so 

 long as the cranium, and very much stronger than in Dicaeum, across the nostril 

 as high as it is broad; there are also no metallic tints in the plumage. It is 

 known from Ceylon, the Philippines, Sangi, Celebes, and Flores. 



-f * 177. ACMONORHYNCHUS AUREOLIMBATUS (Wall.). 



Yellow-sided Flower-pecker. 



«. Prionochilus aureolimbatus (I) Wall., P. Z. S. 1865, 477, pi. XXIX, fig. 1; (2) Salvad., 

 Atti Ac. Sc. Torino 1868, 420; (3) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, VHI, 72; [4J Sclat., 

 Ibis 1874, 2; (5) Wall., Ibis 1874, 411; (6) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1875, 

 661 ; (7) Brligg., Abli. Ver. Bremen 1876, V, 74 ; (8) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. X, 

 1876, 59; (9) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 132; (10) W. Bias., J. f. O. 1883, 138; (11) Sbarpe, 

 Cat. B. X, 1885, 70; (12) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 555; (13) W. Bias., Ornisl888, 592. 



b. Dicaeum aureolimbatum (1) Gray, HL. I, 1869, 116, Nr. 1442; (2) Rosenb., Malay. 



Ai-chip. 1878, 272. 



c. Pachyglossa aureolimbata' (1) Wall, in Legge's B. Ceylon 1880, 577; (2) id.. Island 



Life 1880, 433. 



Acmonorhynchus aureolimbatus (1) Blittik. , Zool. Erg. Weber's Raise in Ost-Ind. 1893, 

 in, 303; (2) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1895, Nr. 8, p. 10; (3) iid., ib. 1896, 

 Nr. 1, p. 11; (4) Hart, Nov. Zool. 1896, 151; (5) id., ib. 1897, 155, 161. 



"Burong tjui dada mera", Banka Island, Minabassa, Nat. Coll. The bird seems to be 

 regarded by tlie natives as tbe female of Dicaeum celebicuml 



Figure and descriptions. Wallace /; Salvadori a 2; Sbarpe all. 



Skeleton. On tbe skull (of a specimen coll. by M.) see Parker, Tr. Z. S., X, 1878, 254. 



Adult male. Above yellow-olive-greeu, most strongly wasbed witb yellow on tbe lower back; 

 wings and tail black; tbe innermost quills and smaller wing-coverts margined witb 

 olive-gi-een ; a mark from tbe lores to below tbe ear-coverts slate-colour; cbin, 

 tbroat and jugulum greyisb wbite; sides of breast, sides, flanks and under 

 tail-coverts gamboge-yellow, a space of wbite included between tbe yellow of tbe 

 breast and sides; under wing-coverts wbite; axillaries yellow ((^, Rundcan, 

 Minabassa, 6. VHI. 84: Platen in Mus. Nebrkorn, Nr. 974). 

 Ii-is brown; bill and feet black (Platen; Guillem. a 12). 



Female. Like the male in coloration, but apparently a Httle smaller. 



Measurements. 



Wing 



Tail 



Tarsus 



a. (Mus. Nebrk. 974) (f ad., Rurukan, 6. VHI. 84 

 h. fC 12208) ad. Banka Id., N. Celebes, 12. V. 93 . 



50 

 51 



27 

 25 



Meyer i Wigl eswo r t li , Biidss of Celebes (Nov. 8'1>, l>-97). 



13 

 12.5 



57 



Bill from 

 nostrU 



