10 BOURNS AND WORCESTER: PRELIMINARY NOTES. 



4. Phabotreron macnlipectus sp. nov. 



Adult male: Upper surface exactly as iu P. amethystina except 

 that the primaries are slightly darker. Dark brown stripe under eye 

 extending from gape through ear-coverts to hind-neck. Below this 

 a white stripe and a second shorter dark stripe below the latter. 

 Cheeks fulvous brown. Chin and throat more ruddy brown. Breast 

 clear ashy grey, each feather having an edging distinctly lighter 

 than its center, producing a beautiful mottled appearance. Feathers 

 on center of fore-breast washed with brown and forming a distinct 

 patch. Feathers of abdomen lack the dark centers, and their edges 

 are washed with light brown. Thighs and under tail-coverts cinnamon 

 brown, much lighter than in P. amethystina. Under surface of 

 tail-feathers dark brown, nearly black, with faint metallic gloss 

 and a broad grey terminal band. Shafts of feathers black chang- 

 ing to white at tips. Under surface of wing and axillaries uniform 

 fulvous brown. Bill black. Feet dark pink. Nails dark brown, 

 nearly black. Culmen, 1.02. Wing, 5.69. Tail, 4.55. Tarsus, .77. 

 Length not taken from birds in flesh. This beautiful species was 

 obtained in the island of Negros on the mountains of the interior, 

 where it is by no means common. It is distinguished from all the 

 other species of the genus by its fine mottled breast. 



5. Phabotreron frontalis sp. nov. 



General color of upper surface as in P. brunneiceps but forehead 

 and crown lighter, nape washed with ashy grey, and lacking 

 metallic gloss. Tail glossed with dull bronze instead of amethystine 

 and terminal band less strongly marked than in brunneiceps. Under 

 surface much as in brunneiceps but everywhere darker. Under 

 tail coverts ashy grey slightfy tipped with fulvous. Tail much as 

 in brunneiceps, the outer web of outer pair of feathers being, how- 

 ever, light brown. Basal half of shafts dirty whitish. Apical 

 fourth white, rest brown. Iris pale orange. Bill black. Legs and 

 feet purple. Nails light brown. Sexes alike. Length, 10.37 inches. 

 Culmen, 2.00. Wing, 5.57. Tail, 3.95. Tarsus, .81, 



Habitat: Cebu. 



6. Ph[ogoenas menagei sp. nov. 



Entire upper surface of head, nape, hind-neck, upper back, sides 

 of neck and sides of breast rich metallic green. Scapulars and inter- 

 scapulars dark brown, broadly edged with elegant violet when spe- 

 cimen is held between observer and the light, this color changing to 

 deep green when specimen is held away from source of light. Rump 



