. The Ibis . t-likenotes appeals strongly to the musical ear of the species was found right up to the summit of themountain.^ IaNTHIA lantlna jotuistunhv Ogilvie - Grant ; Ogilvic-Grant &La Touche, Ibis, 1907, p. 175, pi. iv. Mr. Goodfellow i)rocured a fine scries of adult malesof this remarkable Bush-llobin, but only two or threefemales. Among the specimens from Arizan presented to theMuseum by Mr. A. E. Wileman, and collected in August,there are three immature exami)les of both sexes. Theseare of special interest, as they prove that the male birdassumes his chestnut
. The Ibis . t-likenotes appeals strongly to the musical ear of the species was found right up to the summit of themountain.^ IaNTHIA lantlna jotuistunhv Ogilvie - Grant ; Ogilvic-Grant &La Touche, Ibis, 1907, p. 175, pi. iv. Mr. Goodfellow i)rocured a fine scries of adult malesof this remarkable Bush-llobin, but only two or threefemales. Among the specimens from Arizan presented to theMuseum by Mr. A. E. Wileman, and collected in August,there are three immature exami)les of both sexes. Theseare of special interest, as they prove that the male birdassumes his chestnut-maroon and black ])lumage as soonas he moults out of the spotted nestling plumage. This, asshown by two males before me, is biown Avith pale sandy-buff shaft-streaks dilated towards the tip. The youngfemale has similarly marked nestling feathers. The discovery of another extremely distinct new^ species{)t lanthia in the same locality as /. johnstonia is veryremarkable, and its description is given Birds of the Island oj Formosa. G49 ^IaNTHIA GOODFELLOWr, sp. n. (PL XIV.) Adult male. Crown and nape dull olive ; lores and ear-coverts hlackisli, sometimes washed with hlackish-slate ;a wide white superciliary band commencing above the loresand extending to the occiput; upper parts dark slate-grey;chin and throat pale buff; chest and breast darker bufftinged with olive, especially on the sides of the body, flanks,and under tail-coverts ; middle of the lower breast and beliywhite ; wings dark slate-black, except tlie outer webs of theprimaries and the outer wing-coverts, which are edged withrufous-olive ; tail dark slate-black. Iris brown ; bill black ;feet browu. Total lengtli 140 mm. ; wing 7G ; tail 63 ;tarsns 30. Adult female. Much like the female of I. Johnstoniee, whichit resembles on the upper surface ; but the tail is brownwashed with olive instead of blackish, the chest and breastare brighter and of a more buft-colour, and the under tail-coverts are buft instead of
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