Part 159

"Cebu birds are slightly larger. Two males average, 403 in length; wing, 204; tail, 158; culmen, 48; tarsus, 29; middle toe with claw, 41. Two females, length, 407; wing, 198; tail, 159; culmen, 45; tarsus, 29; middle toe with claw, 37.

"Iris varies from light to dark yellow; legs and feet gray; nails nearly black; upper mandible black, lower dirty white. Food, ants." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

373. THRIPONAX PECTORALIS Tweeddale.

TWEEDDALE'S BLACK WOODPECKER.

Thriponax pectoralis Tweeddale, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1878), 340; Hargitt, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1890), 18, 500, pl. 13; Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 23; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 66.

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

Adult male.--Upper parts as in T. javensis; chin and throat white with narrow black shaft-stripes; ear-coverts and sides of neck black, narrowly streaked with white; breast-feathers black with edges and tips light buff; rest of under parts as in T. javensis but with more buff on the thighs. A few feathers of breast and hind neck may be tipped with red but this character is variable. Length of a male from Bohol, about 450; wing, 224; tail, 200; culmen from base, 50; bill from nostril, 39; width of bill at base, 19; tarsus, 33.

"Adult female.--Has the forehead and crown black; the malar region white, striped with black. In other respects like the adult male. Length, 419; culmen, 48; wing, 199; tail, 169; tarsus, 34.

"Young male.--Differs from the adult of the same sex in having the white of the throat and fore neck duller, and the striations less intense black; the feathers of the malar region white, with dusky bases, a few assuming the red tips." (Hargitt.)

"A well-marked species which takes the place of T. javensis in Panaon, Leyte, and Samar. Quite abundant in Samar. Usually met with in the forest. Occasionally seen in second growth.

"Three males average, 434 in length; wing, 198; tail, 159; culmen, 51; tarsus, 33; middle toe with claw, 48. Two females, length, 419; wing, 201; tail, 154; culmen, 47; tarsus, 32; middle toe with claw, 41. Iris light yellow; legs and feet light slate; nails nearly black; upper mandible black, lower grayish white." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

374. THRIPONAX MULTILUNATUS McGregor.

BASILAN BLACK WOODPECKER.

Thriponax javensis McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 66, (part). Thriponax multilunatus McGregor, Phil. Jour. Sci. (1907), 2, sec. A, 285.

Basilan (Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor).

Adult male.--Forehead, crown, crest, and malar-stripe bright crimson, the feathers whitish at base; nasal plumes blackish; lores and a wide transocular band black; rest of upper parts, wings, and tail black; second, third, and fourth primaries with a white spot at base of inner web; third to seventh primaries with a white spot at tip of outer web; inner secondaries white at base; chin, throat, and postauricular area black, each feather narrowly margined with whitish, producing a striped appearance; breast black, the feathers of fore part narrowly bordered with buffy, producing a series of crescentic light marks; abdomen and sides buffy white; thighs black, each feather widely bordered with light buff; vent and tail-coverts black. Length in flesh, 420; wing, 210; tail, 166; culmen from base, 52; tarsus, 29.

Adult female.--Forehead, crown, and malar-stripe black, otherwise like the male. Wing, 215; tail, 185; culmen from base, 50; bill from nostril, 38; tarsus, 31.

375. THRIPONAX MINDORENSIS Steere.

MINDORO BLACK WOODPECKER.

Thriponax mindorensis Steere, List Birds & Mams. Steere Exped. (1890), 8; Grant, Ibis (1896), 473; Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 231; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 67.

Ma-nuc'-toc, Mindoro.

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

Adult.--Very much like T. javensis but clearly distinguished from that species by having a wide light buff or white band across the lower back; from T. hargitti it differs in having a more slender bill which is entirely black. A female measures: Length, 394; wing, 215; tail, 170; culmen from base, 47; bill from nostril, 35; width of bill at base, 18; tarsus, 31.

"Very abundant in the interior of Mindoro. Two females average, 381 in length; wing, 191; tail, 145; culmen, 45; tarsus, 27; middle toe with claw, 37. Iris straw-yellow; legs and feet leaden; nails nearly black; bill black." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

376. THRIPONAX HARGITTI Sharpe.

HARGITT'S BLACK WOODPECKER.

Thriponax hargitti Sharpe, Ibis (1884), 317, pl. 8; Hand-List (1900), 2, 231, no. 9; Hargitt, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1890), 18, 505; Clarke, Ibis (1895), 474; (1898), 121; Grant, Ibis (1896), 558; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 67. Thriponax philippinensis Steere, List Birds & Mams. Steere Exped. (1890), 8; Bourns and Worcester, Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1894), 1, 53. Thriponax philippensis Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 231, no. 8.

Guimaras (Steere Exp.); Masbate (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Negros (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Keay); Panay (Bourns & Worcester); Palawan (Steere, Whitehead, Platen, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester).