Rhipidura hutchinsoni Mearns, Phil. Jour. Sci. (1907), 2,
sec. A, 357.
Mindanao (Mearns).
Adult.--Similar to R. nigrocinnamomea, but with no white on the
breast which is uniform cinnamon-rufous; the white lines over eyes
are connected across the forehead by a wide white band.
"Iris dark brown; bill black; feet plumbeous, with claws nearly
black. Skin measurements of the type (adult male) are as follows:
Length, 155; wing, 78; tail, 95; culmen, 11.7; tarsus, 19.5. Skin
measurements of adult female: Length, 153; wing, 73; tail, 84; culmen,
11; tarsus, 20." (Mearns.)
This distinct species was discovered by Mearns on Mount Malindang in
northwestern Mindanao.