Peneothello sigillata De Vis, 1890

Nominate race has haed, body and tail velvety black; remiges brownish- black, tertials white with black tips (forming patch), median and lesser upperwing- coverts black; iris dark brown; bill and legs black. Sexes similar. Juvenile is dark brown, paler on underparts, with pale buff, olive- brown or rufous shaft streaks on body feathers and upperwing- coverts; immature retains some juvenile wing- coverts. Race saruwagedi is smaller than nominate, with black tips of tertials more extensive; hagenensis lacks black tips on tertials; quadrimaculata also lacks black tertial tips, and has white patch on each side of breast. Voice: Song described as a slow trill of piping notes, sometimes rising and sometimes falling gradually in pitch. Calls include rapid high- pitched descending trill, sharp alarm note, and thin metallic notes given during chases.