54 BOURNS AND WORCESTER: PRELIMINARY NOTES. 



The young show some interesting plumage changes. An imma- 

 ture male has the under surface white, some of the feathers tipped 

 with pale lilac. Chin black but throat white, a few black feathers 

 just appearing. Head as in adult but white nuchal collar much 

 narrower. Back and wing-coverts washed with olive green, the 

 wing-bar being ill-defined and paler than in adult. Rump and tail 

 as in adult. Bill as in adult except center of upper mandible 

 which is black. 



Another young male, slightly older, has chin and throat black, 

 the feathers narrowly tipped with white and shows more lilac 

 on breast. Crown, nape and back washed with olive green, purple 

 appearing on one or two feathers of forehead. Bill pure black. 



A young female is like the first young male described but with- 

 out lilac on under surface. 



Sarcophanops samarensis Steere. 



Sarcophanops samarensis Steere, List B. & M. Steere Exped. p. 23 (1890); id. 

 Ibis, 1891, p. 316. 



Adult male: Much smaller than S. steerii. Head, back and 

 scapulars purple somewhat mottled with brown. White nucLal 

 collar very narrow and ill-defined. Purple of back gradually 

 changing into brown on rump. Tips of scapulars black. Upper 

 tail- coverts and tail bright chestnut. Upper wing coverts black. 

 Tertiaries barred across both webs with pure white. Three secon- 

 daries with lilac spot on outer webs. Tips of secondaries and ter- 

 tiaries black Primaries blackish brown. Chin, throat, sides of 

 face, ear-coverts and lores pure black. Breast, abdomen and flanks 

 lilac, deeper on upper breast, lighter on abdomen. Thighs black, 

 the feathers tipped with brown. Under tail-coverts light buff. Axil- 

 laries white. Under wing-coverts black. Bend of wing white. 



Female like male except that the lilac of under surface is replaced 

 by white. Bill, legs, feet, nails and eyes exactly as in S. steerii 

 and the young show the same plumage changes as in that species. 



Average measurements from five males: Length, 6.02^ inches. 

 Wing, 3.06. Tail, 2.44. Culmen, .87. Tarsus, .80. 



Ten males of S. steerii average 6.86 inches in length. Wing, 3.33. 

 Tail, 2.37. Culmen, .93. Tarsus, .86. 



Oriolus samarensis Steere. 



Oriolus samarensis Steere, List B. & M. Steere Exped. p. 17 (1890); id. Ibis, 

 1891, p. 811. 



Sexes alike. General cover above slightly lighter than in O. 

 steerii. Lores, chin, throat and upper breast uniform light ashy 

 grey lighter than in O. steerii. Ear-coverts and sides of neck like 



