Part 113

Loriculus worcesteri Steere, List Birds & Mams. Steere Exped. (1890), 6; Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 36; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 50. Loriculus apicalis Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1891), 20, 528 (part).

Co-si, Bohol.

Bohol (Everett, McGregor); Leyte (Everett, Steere Exp., Whitehead); Samar (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead).

Adult male.--Entire forehead and crown red, tinged with orange on occiput where it tapers to a point; back and mantle slightly tinged with yellow; red throat-patch much smaller than in L. philippensis and mindorensis. Length, 152; wing, 88; tail, 45; culmen from cere, 15.

Adult female.--Top of head similar to that of the male; cheeks and upper throat light blue; throat and breast yellowish green. Length, 152; wing, 94; tail, 48; culmen from cere, 13.

"L. worcesteri is scarce about Catbalogan, and as there are no coconut groves near the town, we had great trouble in securing a good series of specimens, being less fortunate in this respect than was the Steere Expedition. Measurements from two males: Wing, 91; tail, 43; culmen, 15; tarsus, 10; middle toe with claw, 18. Iris dark brown; legs and feet orange; bill red; nails black." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

258. LORICULUS GALGULUS (Linnæus).

BLUE-CROWNED COLASISI.

Psittacus galgulus Linnæus, Syst. Nat. ed. 10 (1758), 1, 103. Loriculus galgulus Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1891), 20, 531; Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 36; Oates and Reid, Cat. Birds' Eggs (1903), 3, 17; Mearns, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. (1905), 18, 90; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 50.

Cagayan Sulu (Mearns). Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Banka, Nias.

"Adult male.--Green; a deep blue spot on middle of crown; a golden yellow triangular spot on interscapular region; a bright yellow band across lower back; rump and upper tail-coverts scarlet-red; a large scarlet-red patch on throat; wings and tail above green; greater under wing-coverts, inner web of quills underneath, and tail below verditer-blue; tail tipped with yellowish green. 'Bill and cere black; iris deep brown; feet buffy brown.' (Davison). Length, about 132; wing, 84; tail, 36; bill, 11; tarsus, 10.

"Adult female.--Green of under parts duller and more yellowish; blue crown-spot duller; orange patch nearly obsolete; no yellow band across lower back; rump and upper tail-coverts duller red, the coverts shorter than in the male; no red patch on throat.

"Young.--Dull green, all the feathers with narrow dusky edges; forehead gray, with a bluish tinge on the sides; no blue spot on crown; no orange patch on interscapulars; rump green, with edges of feathers dull red. 'Bill, cere, legs, and feet dull yellow; bill shaded dusky.' (Davison.)" (Salvadori.)

This species is included in the list of Philippine birds on the evidence of a pair of cage birds obtained by Mearns, in Cagayan Sulu. These were probably brought from Borneo.

259. LORICULUS BONAPARTEI Souancé.

BONAPARTE'S COLASISI.

Loriculus bonapartei Souancé, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. (1856), 222; Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1891), 20, 53; Ibis (1891), 48, pl. 3; Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 36; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 50.

Bongao (Everett); Sulu (Guillemard, Platen, Bourns & Worcester); Tawi Tawi (Bourns & Worcester, Everett).

"Adult male.--Green, under parts a little lighter; head above red, scarlet on the forehead, shading off into a rich orange on the occiput; rump and upper tail-coverts red; a large patch on the throat also red; outer web of the primaries and tail-feathers dark green, the last tipped with lighter green; inner webs of the quills underneath and under surface of the tail-feathers verditer-blue. Bill horny black; feet in the dried skin dusky, nearly black. Length, about 152; wing, 94; tail, 49; bill, 15; tarsus, 11. (Museum Rothschild.)

"Female.--No gular red patch, lores and cheeks blue. (Museum Rothschild.)" (Salvadori.)

"Common in the scattering trees between the town of Sulu and the hills back of it. Found about flowering trees in Tawi Tawi. Bill of adult birds coal black.

"Seven males from Tawi Tawi measure, 148 in length; wing, 90; tail, 49; culmen, 14; tarsus, 10; middle toe with claw, 17. Six females from Sulu measure, length, 144; wing, 93; tail, 50; culmen, 13; tarsus, 11; middle toe with claw, 19. Iris black; legs and feet light to dark brown; nails black; bill black in adults, yellow in immature birds." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

Order CORACIIFORMES.

FROGMOUTHS, ROLLERS, KINGFISHERS, HORNBILLS, BEEBIRDS, GOATSUCKERS, AND SWIFTS.

Claw of hind toe shorter than that of third toe; two toes united for their basal joint; or, if toes are free, then the feet small and weak and gape deeply cleft. Toes usually three in front, one behind; in some, two in front and one behind; rarely, four in front and in pairs. Bill large and with a horny crest, often bright red in color, when not red the surface more or less sculptured (Bucerotes); or, bill long, straight, tapering, and sharp, usually red or black (Halcyones); or, bill slender and gently curved, tail long (Meropes); or, bill stout, gape wide (Coraciæ and Podargi); or, bill minute and weak, gape wide and deeply cleft (Caprimulgi and Micropodii). This order is an extremely unsatisfactory one as its members have few external characters of ordinal value. The suborders Caprimulgi and Micropodii seem to be particularly out of place.

Suborders.

a1. Bill large and strong, or very broad at base, or long and sharp; culmen greater than tarsus.

b1. Bill very large, crested, or sides plicated, or both; birds of large size. ... Bucerotes (p. 326) b2. Bill long or broad, neither crested not plicated.