Part 111

Guimaras (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester); Masbate (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Negros (Meyer, Everett, Steere Exp., Whitehead, Bourns & Worcester, Keay); Panay (Murray, Steere, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester); Ticao (McGregor).

Adult male.--A wide band of golden yellow across vertex, touching the scarlet forehead; a narrow band of golden orange on nape; mantle and back grass-green. A male from Ticao measures: Length, 145; wing, 93; tail, 46; culmen from cere, 16.

Adult female.--Vertex green, tinged with yellow; a narrow band of golden orange on nape; cheeks tinged with light blue; throat and breast yellowish green. A female from Ticao measures: Length, 150; wing, 93; tail, 42; culmen from cere, 14.

"Exceedingly abundant in the central Philippines, especially in Masbate. Though a large series of specimens was obtained from Tablas, Romblon, and Sibuyan, none of the males show so much yellow on the crown as in typical L. regulus. Specimens of L. philippensis from Marinduque collected by the Steere Expedition show a decided wash of yellow on the crown, and it seems quite possible that other intermediate forms between L. philippensis and L. regulus may eventually be discovered in Banton and the other islands which connect the Tablas-Romblon-Sibuyan group with Luzon.

"Ten males from Masbate measure, 149 in length; wing, 90; tail, 47; culmen, 14; tarsus, 12; middle toe with claw, 19. Thirteen females from the same locality, length, 147; wing, 91; tail, 47; culmen, 13; tarsus, 10; middle toe with claw, 18. Iris brown; legs and feet orange to brown or yellow; nails nearly black; bill deep orange-red to brownish red." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

251. LORICULUS BOURNSI McGregor.

BOURNS'S COLASISI.

Loriculus regulus Worcester and Bourns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. Wash. (1898), 20, 557, no. 265 (part). Loriculus bournsi McGregor, Bur. Govt. Laboratories, Manila (1905), 25, 16; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 50.

Romblon (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Sibuyan (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Tablas (Bourns & Worcester, Celestino).

Male.--Similar to L. regulus but the yellow patch on crown much smaller. Wing, 97; tail, 46; culmen from front margin of cere, 14.

Female.--Similar to the female of L. regulus.

This form which is merely a subspecies of Loriculus regulus is abundant in Romblon, Tablas, and Sibuyan.

252. LORICULUS PHILIPPENSIS (P. L. S. Müller).

LUZON COLASISI.

Psittacus philippensis P. L. S. Müller, Syst. Nat. Suppl. (1776), 80. Loriculus philippensis Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1891), 20, 524; Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 36; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 50.

Co-la-sí-si, Manila.

Banton (Celestino); Catanduanes (Whitehead); Luzon (Meyer, Heriot, Möllendorff, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead, McGregor); Marinduque (Steere Exp.).

Adult male.--Forehead red, bordered behind by a narrow line of yellow; crown faintly tinged with yellow; a narrow golden orange band or spot on nape. Length, 160; wing, 92; tail, 42; culmen from cere, 15.

Adult female.--Differs from the male in having the cheeks blue and under parts yellowish green with no red breast-patch. Length, 152; wing, 93; tail, 45; culmen from cere, 13.

"The habits of the Philippine representatives of this genus agree so closely that a description of one species will suffice for all. The eight Philippine species at present known are all peculiar to the group. They are common in the deep forests of the wilder islands, but are most readily observed and easily obtained in the coconut groves near and in the native villages, where they feed on the young blossoms and drink the 'tuba.' The latter article of diet is the palm juice which the natives obtain by cutting off the blossom stalks of the coconut trees and fitting a joint of bamboo over the cut ends. The Loriculi are inordinately fond of this juice, and many of our specimens were shot from the 'bombons' (bamboo tubes), as they drank it. They are by all odds the commonest cage birds of the Islands, and are frequently carried by the natives from place to place. The various native names 'colacici,' 'cucci,' 'culanci' are all attempts to imitate the note. They have the peculiar undulating flight of woodpeckers, and give their shrill whistle at frequent intervals when on the wing. Usually very shy in the woods, but exceedingly bold in the coconut groves. Almost never seen in flocks." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

253. LORICULUS MINDORENSIS Steere.

MINDORO COLASISI.

Loriculus mindorensis Steere, List Birds & Mams. Steere Exped. (1890), 6; Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1891), 20, 526; Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 36; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 50.

Co-la-sí-si, Mindoro.

Mindoro (Steere Exp., Schmacker, Everett, Whitehead, Bourns & Worcester, McGregor, Porter).

Adult male.--Red of forehead sharply defined against the bright green of crown; no yellow band on nape or with a faintly indicated spot. Length, 152; wing, 99; tail, 46; culmen from cere, 15.

Adult female.--Similar to the male but cheeks slightly blue, throat and breast yellow. Length, 152; wing, 97; tail, 47; culmen from cere, 14.

"Abundant both in the forests of the interior and the coconut groves along the coast. Six males measure, 152 in length; wing, 80; tail, 47; culmen, 15; tarsus, 11; middle toe with claw, 18. A female measures, 159 in length; wing, 92; tail, 52; culmen, 15; tarsus, 11; middle toe with claw, 20. Iris dark brown; legs and feet orange to dirty yellow; nails nearly black; bill scarlet, black at tip." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)