22 LIST OF PHILIPPINE BIRDS. 



240. Diceum rubrivexter. Mindanao, Basilan, Cebu, Marin- 

 duque. 



241. Dec-euji hypolettcum. Basilan. 



242. Dictum dorsaue. Panay, Negros, Masbate. 



243. Diceum xaxthopygium. Mindoro. 



244. Dictum cixereigulare. Saniar, Leyte. 



245. Dictum Besti. sp. nov. Siquijor. Differs from cine- 

 reigulare in having the entire throat ashy gray and not yellow. 

 Bump distinctly yellow. 



246. Dictum pygm.eum. Paragua, Negros, Marinduque, 

 Mindoro, Luzon. 



247. DiciEUM Eyerettii ( ? ) . Samar. 



248. Prioxochilus Johaxx.e. Paragua. 



249. Prioxochilus olivaceus. Basilan. 



250. Prioxochilus Samarexsis. sp. nov. Samar, Leyte. 

 Similar to P. olivaceus. Differs from it in having the breast and 

 sides of the throat ash brown, nearly snuff brown, instead of ashy 

 olive. 



NECTARLNIID^E. 



251. Chalcostetha ixsigxis. Paragua. 



252. Aethopyga magxifica. Negros. 



253. Aethopyga Shelleyi. Paragua. 



254. Aethopyga pulcherrima. Samar, Leyte. 



255. Arachxothera dilutior. Paragua. 



256. Arachxothera plammifer.v. Basilan, Samar, Leyte. 



257. Cixxyris sperata. Paragua, Guimaras, Negros, Samar, 

 Leyte, Masbate, Marinduque, Mindoro. 



258. Cixxyris Juli.e. Basilan. 



259. Cixxyris aurora. Paragua. 



260. Cixxyris jugularis. Mindanao, Basilan, Guimaras, 

 Panay, Siquijor, Luzon, Negros, Cebu, Samar, Leyte, Marinduque, 

 Mindoro. 



261. Cixxyris Guimarasexsis. sp. nov. Guimaras. Adult 

 male. Forehead and crown metallic green with violet reflections. 

 Hind head, neck and upper part of mantle dark blood red. Back 

 olive yellow. Chin violet. Cheeks, sides of neck and tbroat vel- 

 vety black. Breast rich orange separated from the black of the 

 throat by a sulphur yellow band. A central stripe on the throat, 

 partly concealed, of rich vermillion. Flanks and abdomen pale 

 yellow. 1. 3.50, wing 1.90. 



262. Axthothreptes Malaccensis. Paragua, Mindanao, Ba- 

 silan. 



