592 



Birds of Celebes: Oriolidae. 



26. VI. 93: Nat. Coll. — C 12616). Iris light brown, bill flesh-coloui-, feet grey-black 

 (Platen e3 — Q Gt. Sangi). 



Young. Darker and duller above than the adult; head greenish dusky passing into ochre- 

 yellow on the crown and forehead; wing-coverts yellowish olive tipped with ochre- 

 yellow; centre tail-feathers yellow-ohve, tipped with yellow, the bases of the others 

 yellow-oHve, blacker along the shaft; below pale ochre-yellow, darker on throat, with 

 blackish shaft-streaks on breast and sides of jugulum (Siao: Meyer — C 915). 

 Iris brown-red or light brownish black (Q, Sangi, Platen e 3). 

 Skins of adults have a pale bill and blackish feet, of young birds a dark bill 

 and pale feet. 



Female. The female appears to be rather small, judging from 3 discussed by Prof. W. Blasius e 3. 



Measurements. 



Wing 



a. (0 2197) ad., Gt. Sangi (Meyer) 



b. (C 12681) ad., Gt. Sangi, 14. VH. 93 (Nat. Coll.) . . 



c. (C 12679) ad., Gt. Sangi, 27. Vn. 93 (Nat. Coll) . . 



d. (Tring Mus.) ad., Gt. Sangi, 14. VH. 93 (Nat. Coll.) . 



e. (Tring Mus.) imm., Gt. Sangi, 19. VH. 93 (Nat. Coll) 



f. (C 12680) inun., Gt. Sangi, 29. VH. 93 (Nat. Coll) . 



g. (C2199) imm., Gt. Sangi (Meyer) 



h. (C 12616) ad., Siao, 26. VI. 93 (Nat. Coll.) . 

 i. (C 12615) ad., Siao, 26. VI. 93 (Nat. Coll.) . 

 j. (Tring Mus.) ad., Siao, 19. VI. 93 (Nat. Coll.) 

 /,-. (Tring Mus.) ad., Siao, 3. VH. 93 (Nat. Coll.) 

 I. (C 12617) vix ad., Siao, 8. VTI. 93 (Nat. Coll.) 



m. (C2196) vix ad., Siao (Meyer) 



n. (C 2200) imm., Siao (Meyer) 



0. (C 2198) inun., Siao (Meyer) 



p. (C915) juv., Siao (Meyer) 



q. (C 13472) ad., Tagulandang, Aug. 1894 (Nat. Coll) . 

 r. (C 13473) ad., Tagulandang, Aug. 1894 (Nat. Coll.) 

 s. (C 13474) vix ad. aut g, Tagulandang, Aug. 1894 (iid.) 

 t. (TringMus.)(3' vixad. aut Q , Tagulandang, Aug. 1 894(iid.) 

 u. (Tring Mus.) vix ad., Tagulandang, Aug. 1894 (iid.) . 

 V. (C 13476) ad., Huang, Aug. 1894 (Nat. Coll.) . . . 

 w. (C 13477) ad., Huang, Aug. 1894 (Nat. Coll.) . . . 

 X. (C 13475) cf vix ad. aut §, Ruang, Aug. 1894 (N. C.) 

 y. (Tring Mus.) ad., Ruang, Aug. 1894 (Nat. Coll) . . 

 z. (Tring Mus.) vix ad., Ruang, Aug. 1894 (Nat. Coll.) . 

 a'. (C 13478) ad., Biarro, 3. Sept. 1894 (Nat. Coll.) . . 



168 

 170 

 166 

 165 

 159 

 159 

 165 



178 

 172 

 170 

 175 

 167 

 165 

 170 

 163 

 163 



Tail 



130 

 130 

 130 

 127 

 130 ! 29 

 122 i 29 

 124 29 



Tarsua 



30 



28 

 29 



Bill from 

 nostril 



138 

 140 



30 

 30 



134 : 29 

 140 30.5 

 130 { 32 

 130 30 



130 

 133 

 134 



b'. (Tring Mus.) ad., Biarro, 



Skeleton. Length of cranium . . . 

 Greatest breadth of cranium 

 Length of humerus 

 Length of ulna 

 Length of radius . 

 Length of manus . 

 Length of femur . 



4. Sept. 1894 (Nat. Coll. 



. 67.0 mm 

 25.0 » 



39.4 

 47.9 

 42.0 

 44.8 

 34.2 



Length of tibia .... 

 Length of tarso- metatarsus 

 Length of sternum . . . 

 Greatest breadth of sternum 

 Height of crista sterni . . 

 Length of pelvis .... 

 Greatest breadth of pelvis . 



28 

 30 

 29.5 



29 

 30 

 29 

 29 

 29 

 29 

 29 

 29 



29 

 27.5 



28 



47.1 

 30.3 

 36.0 

 27.0 

 11.1 

 46.5 

 28.8 



27 

 26 

 25 

 26 

 26 

 24 



27 

 26.5 

 26 

 27 



28 



26.5 



26 



23.5 



26.5 



27 



26.5 



26.5 



26.5 



27 



26 



26 



26 



26.5 



26 



26 



mm 



