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authors that there is no doubt of its distinctness. It so greatly 

 exceeds Entomothera coromanda minor in size that there is no diffi- 

 culty at all in distinguishing it, even though in color it appears not 

 to differ to any important extent. From both Entomothera coro- 

 manda coromanda and Entomothera coromanda major it departs con- 

 spicuously in it9 dark rich colors, both above and below. It is, curi- 

 ously enough, very close in appearance to Entomothera coromanda 

 mizorhina, but in the adult differs in having darker lower parts, 

 particularly posteriorly; darker, more bluish light rump-stripe; more 

 heavily magenta-tinged breast, sides, and flanks; and a much larger 

 bill. Immature birds are also darker below than those of the Anda- 

 man race. The present subspecies seems to be confined to Celebes 

 and the surrounding islands. Immature birds are very dark, almost 

 as dark as adults, the difference much less than in a majority of the 



races. 



Measurements of specimens of Entomothera coromanda rufa. 



Museum and No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 











5 C 



t/3 



Date. 



Collector. 



G 



'3 





3 

 K 



S 

 H 



Sept. — , 1895 



C. Hose 



mm. 

 107 



mm. 

 68.5 



mm. 

 46.5 



mm 

 17.7 



June —,1899 



A. Weigall. 



113 



67 



54 



16.5 



Jan. —,1899 



do 



112 





53.5 



18 



-z O 



mm. 

 20.2 



A.N.S.Phila.50104 J 



Male,vix 



ad. 

 Female. . 



J.H.Fleming 11004 

 J.H.Fleming 11005 ij . . .do 



Likupang, Cel- 

 ebes. 



Bojat, Minahasa, 

 Celebes. 



Totok , Minahasa , 

 Celebes. 



i Used in measurement averages on p. 651. 

 ENTOMOTHERA COROMANDA OCHROTHORECTIS, new subspecies. 



Chars, subsp. — Similar to Entomothera coromanda coromanda, but 

 decidedly larger throughout, and somewhat less suffused with magenta 

 on the upper surface. 



Description. — Type, adult male, No. 233081, U.S.N .M., Palanoc, 

 Masbate Island, Philippine Islands, November 6, 1892; D. C. Wor- 

 cester and F. S. Bourns; original number, 820. Upper parts, includ- 

 ing sides of head and neck, cinnamon rufous, rather darker on wings 

 and tail; everywhere, except on extreme forehead, more or less 

 suffused with magenta, though but slightly on sides of head, most 

 conspicuously on cervix, back, scapulars, and wing-coverts; a long, 

 broad stripe on the middle of the rump and lower back, partly silvery 

 bluish white, somewhat mixed with light turquoise blue; lower surface, 

 including lining of wings, dull tawny ochraceous, deepening into 

 tawny on the sides of the breast, and paling to light buff on the chin, to 

 warm buff and light buff on the middle of the abdomen. 



Iris dark brown; bill, legs, and feet, bright scarlet; nails reddish 

 brown. 



Measurements. — Male: 2 Total length (in flesh), 279.4 mm. 



Female: 2 Total length (in flesh), 273. 



2 One specimen. 



