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springs near Mogador in Southern Morocco. The ej>ij;s were 

 bluish-wliite, sparingly spotted, chiefly near the thick end 

 with (lark brown. Th«^ shell was somewhat coarse, jjrac- 

 tically without gloss, having irregnilar deep pores and a few 

 longitudinal grooves. When held against the light the 

 shell ajjpeared dark green. The eggs measure respectively 

 02*5 X 48-5, ()1'1 X 44*5, and 64-2 x 44*7 mm. 



Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Graxt described six new sj)ecies of 

 birds which had been procured by Mr. Walter Goodfellow, 

 in South-east Mindanao. 



Ptilocolpa mindanensis, sp. n. 



Adult male. Very similar to the male of F. niiirorum, 

 Whitehead, but with the chin, throat and upper part 

 t)f the chest nearly pin-e irhifc, instead of grey, and the 

 breast deep grejdsh-black. Iris creamy-white ; eyelids 

 pale grey; bill scarlet at the base, pinkish-white toAvards 

 the tip ; feet dull purple. 



Total length about 13"0 inches, wing 8*1, tail 4-. "3. 



Hah. Mt. Apo, 8000 feet, South-east Mindanao, March, 

 1905. 



Chrysocolaptes 3I0NTANUS, subsp. n. 



Adult Wide iind female differ from the male and female 

 of C. lucidus in having the mantle and wing-coverts orange 

 with scarcely a tinge of crimson. In the female also the 

 top of the head and occipital crest are orange, not washed 

 with crimson. 



In the male the iris is red ; the upper mandible black, 

 the lower greenish-yellow ; and the feet blackish-grey. 



In the female the iris is ruby-red ; the uj^j^er mandible 

 black, the lower greenish-yellow; and the feet greyish- 

 olive. 



Total length about J)'5 inches; culmen, 1-5; wing, .V2; 

 tail, 2-!»; tarsus, M. 



H(dK Mt. Apo, 8000 feet, and Piso, South-east Min- 

 danao, rel)niary to April, 1905. 



