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tiaries and secondaries heavily edged with chestnut. Primaries 

 lightly edged with same color. Central pair of tail-feathers black, 

 faintly edged with chestnut on basal half and with shafts black. 

 Next pair have inner webs black, outer webs chestnut, shafts black 

 on inner side, chestnut on outer. Eest of feathers of tail including 

 shafts chestnut above and below. Sides of face, ear-coverts, chin, 

 throat and upper breast bluish grey like the mantle. Feathers of 

 breast with distinct lighter shaft-markings. Feathers of lower breast 

 gradually changing to the chestnut of abdomen. Flanks, under 

 tail-coverts and thighs chestnut. Axillaries and under wing-cov- 

 erts bluish grey at base, heavily tipped with chestnut. Inner webs 

 of quills tipped with chestnut. Female like male but paler. Iris 

 dark brown. Legs and feet vary from light to very dark slaty 

 brown. Nails blackish. Bill black, except base of lower mandible 

 which is grey. Twelve males average 7.25 inches in length. Wing, 

 3.30. Tail, 3.59. Culmen, .65. Tarsus, .71. Three females: Length, 

 6.87. Wing, 3.00. Tail, 3.27. Culmen, .64. Tarsus, .74. 



Habitat: Tablas. 



Another ornithological puzzle of the Tablas-Romblon-Sibuyan 

 group. It seems to be confined to Tablas where it is common in 

 deep forests. It differs from R. cyaniceps, its nearest ally, in its 

 larger size and darker blue head and in having the ochraceous buff 

 of under parts replaced by deep chestnut. We have named this 

 species in honor of our friend Geo. M. Saul Esq., of Ilo Ilo, to 

 whom we are greatly indebted for much kindness and courtesy shown 

 to us during both of our visits to the Philippine islands. 



35. Bhinomyias albigularis sp. nov. 



Adult male: General color above ochraceous brown, duller on 

 head, much brighter on rump, becoming chestnut on the tips of up- 

 per tail-coverts. Upper wing-coverts like back. Quills nearly black 

 washed with rusty brown on outer webs, this wash changing to 

 whitish on the primaries. Upper surface of tail dull chestnut, the 

 feathers becoming almost black at tips. Lores grey. Bar- coverts 

 and sides of hind-neck like crown. A ring of feathers around eye 

 slightly lighter. Chin and entire throat white. Entire breast light 

 olive brown. Flanks washed with same color. Abdomen pure 

 white. Under tail-coverts white, light brown at tips. Under wing- 

 coverts, axillaries and inner webs of quills buffy white. Bend of 

 wing olive brown. Length in skin — inches. Culmen, .71. Wing, 

 3.47. Tail, 2.68. Tarsus, .75. 



Habitat: Negros, Guimaras. 



The white throat contrasts strongly with the brown of neck and 

 breast and at once distinguishes this species from all other Piiilip- 



