Birds of Celebes: Sylviidae. 



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by Sharp e, seems to be identical with e.viUs, and indeed a female or young 

 male, though this question can only be solved with further material. 



C. exilis may be distinguished from C. cursitans by its smaller size, its having 

 a somewhat narrower cinnamon tip to the tail when seen from below, not rather 

 broad and nearly white, and the subterminal black bar more indistinct. The 

 male is easily recognisable by its golden-tawny head. 



Through the kindness of Prof. Reichenow we have been able to examine 

 a specimen of the bird obtained by Meyer in Togian and originally recorded 

 (c 1) as C. cnrsitana. We now judge it to be a female of the present species. 



GENUS PHYLLERGATES Sliarpe. 



This genus bears a general resemblance to Cisticola, but differs in several 

 important particulars. The tail consists of 10 feathers only; the bill is long, 

 exceeding the length of the cranium, and is slightly notched; the first primary 

 is more than half the length of the second, the second is shorter than, and the 

 third hardly exceeds, the secondaries. 



Five species are known between N. W. India and Celebes. 



^* 214. PHYLLERGATES RIEDELI M.&Wg. 



Celebes Tailor-bird. 

 Plate XXXIV. 



Phyllergates riedeli (1) M. & Wg., Abh. Mus. Dresd. 1895, Nr. 8, p. 13; (2) iid., ib. 1896, 

 Nr. 1, pp. G, 13; (3) Hart, Nov. Zool. 1896, 150; (4) id., ib. 1897, 155. 



Adult male. Above yellowish olive, brighter on rump and tail-coverts, browner on hind neck 

 and nape; tail and remiges dull brown, edged with the colour of the back, the greater 

 wing-coverts with rather lighter edgings; head above tawny-rufous, a Httle paler 

 round the eye, browner on cheeks and ear-coverts; chin, throat, breast and middle 

 of abdomen silky white; sides, flanks and under tail-coverts oclu-aceous yellow; 

 under wing-coverts lighter yellow; thighs dark cinnamon; remiges below dusky, 

 where they rest upon the body whitish: ''iris pale imiber; feet pale brown, or ohve- 

 browu; maxilla blackish, mandible redcbsh ochraceous" — Doherty 4 (cj^, N. side of 

 Takelakadjo Mts., Central Celebes, c. 1000 m, 9.11. 95: P.&F. Sarasinj. 



Female. The female has the head unifonu with the back (Hartert 3\ 



Young male. The young male is like the female (Hartert 4). 



Measurements. 



a. (Sarasin Coll.) (f ad., Rm-ukan, 1. VI. 94 . . . . I 48 47 20 10.5 



b. (Sarasin CoU.) rf ad., Mt. Lokon c. 1100 m ... 49 48 20.5 10 



c. (Sarasin Coll.) rf ad., Tomohon, April 1895 ... 46 51 20 10 



d. (Sarasin Coll.; (f ad., Tomohon, 22. VI. 94 ... i 48 — — 9.5 



e. (Sarasin Coll.) cf ad., Takelakadjo Mts., 9. H. 95 .1 49 49 20.5 10 



f. (Sarasin Coll) (f , Loka, S. Cel., 21. X. 95 ... I 46 47 20 9.5 

 Distribution. Celebes — Minahassa (P.&F. Sarasin); Takelakadjo Mts., Centr. Celebes 



(P.&F. S.); Bonthain Mts. (P.&F. S., Everett 3, Doherty 4). 



BiU from 

 nostril 



