Vol. xvi.] Kio 



quills ar<' iniifonn bro\viiisli-l)l;K-lc, witli only faiiit traces 

 of crossbars, and the median streaks on tlic feathers of 

 tlio miderparts are nmch bolder and coarser. Tris liglit 

 brownisli-gold ; bill blnish-nrey at tlie base, shading- into 

 white towards the tip ; feet pale grey ; nails white at the 

 base, grey at the tip. 



Total length, ca. 10-5 inches, culmen 2-0, wing 14-8, 

 tail 7*3, tarsus 3*0. 



Hah. Davao, S.E. Mindanao : v. 1905. 



Sarcops melanonotus, sp. n. 



Adult male and female. Differ from the adult of S. calvus 

 (Linn.) in having the upper-back smoky lilack instead of 

 silvery grey. 



Total length, ca. 10-0 inches, culmen 1-1-1-2, wing 

 -1-7-5-0, tail 8-9-4-1, tarsus M22. 



Haf). Philippine Islands, east of longitude 122°. Types 

 Davao, S.E. Mindanao, ii. and iii. 1905. 



The characters l)y whicli this species of Starling is 

 distinguished from N. calvus huxe been somewhat fully 

 discussed (cf. Ibis, 1895, pp. 258-259 ; 1890, p. 4G9.) 



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