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most ones (q^, Tomolion, Cel. G. IV. 94, Sarasin Coll.). “Iris grey-brown; bill 
black; feet violet-grey” (Platen in Mus. ^Ichrkorn, Eiiriikiin, ‘-1- IV. 85). 
Adult female. Above and below much as in the male, but the blue above duller, with a 
wash of ohve on the head and neck; differs chiefly by not havuig the lores, orbital 
region, chin, and submalar region black or blue-black, but orange-rufous, like the 
under parts, only paler; oar-coverts ohve-brown, with pale shafts, slightly washed with 
blue posteriorly (5, Loka, S. Cel., 11. X. 95: Sarasin Coll.). 
The colour of the lores is whiter (i. e. very little tinged with rufous) in some 
specimens than in others, it generally extends narrowly across w'here forehead and 
bill meet, but not so in one example (or two) of those consulted for this article. 
Young. Above dark browm, each feather wdth a spot of tawny-cinnamon, narrowly bordered 
with black; on the head these spots take a more striate character; the rufous feathers 
of the under -surface fringed with black, giving a streaked appearance (Tondano, 
Aug. — Sept. 1892 — Nat. Coll.: 0 10812). 
Measurements. 
a. (Sarasin Coll.) ad., Tomohon, N. Cel., 6. PV. 94 . 
h. (Sarasin Coll.) ad., LakePosso, Oentr.Cel., 12. II. 95 
c. (Sarasin Coll.) o’ ad., Loka, S. Cel, G. X. 95 . . . 
d. (C 10808) [o’] ad., Tondano, N. Cel., VIII. — IX. 92 . 
e. (C 1 0809) [O’] ad., Tondano, N. Cel, VIII. — IX. 92 . 
f. (Sarasin Coll.) $, Tomohon, N. Cel., 6. TV. 94 . . 
g. (Sarasin Coll.) Q, Tomohon, N. Cel., 21. XI. 94. . 
h. (Sarasin Coll.) 2) Earukan, N. Cel. 24. XI. 94 . 
i. (Sarasin Coll.) Q, Loka, S. Cel., 11. X. 95 . 
j. (0 1081!) [21, Tondano, N. Oel, Vm. — ^IX. 92 . . 
k. (0 10810) [21, Tondano, N. Cel., ATLI. — IX. 92 . . 
l. (C 14916) O' a.d., Saleyer, Nov. 95 (Everett). . . . 
TO.(0 11065) [O’] ad., Java (v. Schierbrand) . . . . 
n. [G 11066) [O'] Java (v. Schierbrand) . . . . 
Wing 
Tail 
Tarsus 
Bill from 
nostr. 
74 
54 
19.5 
9 
74 
55 
17.5 
9.5 
78 
62 
19 
11 
75 
56 
17.5 
9 
75 
57 
— 
9.5 
73 
53 
19 
9.5 
72 
55 
18 
9 
73 
55 
18.5 
10 
72 
55 
18 
9.5 
73 
— 
— 
9.5 
74 
55 

10 
74 
57 
19.5 
9.5 
76 
63 
18 
77 
61 
18 
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Observation. Lord Walden’s statement that Celebes examples are undistinguishable from 
those of Java is confirmed by the above series, so far at least as the males are con- 
cerned, except that the Javan birds seem to have less black on the chin and sides of 
the tbi’oat. They are not darker (but, if anytliing, paler) blue above, they do not 
show a tiny white spot on the throat, nor is there a different distribution of the 
colour on the throat — differ-ences observed by Mr. Hartert in the Siphia from 
Borneo. The female of 8. banywnms is stated by Sharpe and Hartert to have 
white lores, but tins statement relates to the female from Borneo, and we are not 
aware that this is the case in the typical form from Java. The male I from Saleyer 
is paler below than those of the mainland; black of chin narrow. 
Eggs. Java: 2 in number; dirty white, sometimes partaking of a yelloAvish, sometimes of a 
greenish tint, shghtly glossy; sprinkled with dirty red spots wfrich blend to some 
extent with the ground-colour, most plentifid at the large end which appears in 
consequence as if marbled with rusty; size 21 X 15 mm (Bernstein cl). 
Nest. Composed chiefly of the horse-hair-like thi-eads of the Areng palm, some few roots, 
a little moss, bits of leaf; well built, in shape a half-sphere. Twice found among 
the ferns and other parasites on the stem of an Areng palm, once in the crevice 
formed by the boughs of a very mossy tree (Bernstein c 1). 
Meyer & Wi gl e e wo rt h, Birds of Colctes (Nov. 4tii, 1897). 
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