Part 179

420. RHIPIDURA SAULI Bourns and Worcester.

SAUL'S FANTAIL.

Rhipidura sauli Bourns and Worcester, Minn. Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1894), 1, 6; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 74.

Tablas (Bourns & Worcester, Celestino).

"Adult male.--Head, crown, and nape dull bluish gray, each of the feathers of crown with a narrow, decidedly lighter, shaft-mark, lacking in feathers of nape and mantle; back, rump, upper tail-coverts, scapulars, and upper wing-coverts chestnut; wing black; tertiaries and secondaries heavily edged with chestnut; primaries lightly edged with same color; central pair of tail-feathers black, faintly edged with chestnut on basal half and with shafts black; next pair with inner webs black, outer webs chestnut, shafts black on inner side, chestnut on outer; rest of feathers of tail including shafts chestnut above and below; sides of face, ear-coverts, chin, throat, and upper breast bluish gray like the mantle; feathers of breast with distinct lighter shaft-markings; feathers of lower breast gradually changing to the chestnut of abdomen; flanks, under tail-coverts, and thighs chestnut; axillars and under wing-coverts bluish gray at base, heavily tipped with chestnut; inner webs of quills tipped with chestnut. Female like male but paler. Iris dark brown; legs and feet vary from light to very dark slaty brown; nails blackish; bill black, except base of lower mandible which is gray.

"Twelve males average 184 in length; wing, 84; tail, 91; culmen, 16; tarsus, 18. Three females, length, 174; wing, 76; tail, 83; culmen, 16; tarsus, 19.

"This is another ornithological puzzle of the Tablas-Romblon-Sibuyan group. It seems to be confined to Tablas where it is common in deep forests. It differs from R. cyaniceps, its nearest ally, in its larger size and darker blue head and in having the ochraceous buff of under parts replaced by deep chestnut." (Bourns and Worcester.)

421. RHIPIDURA NIGROCINNAMOMEA Hartert.

BLACK AND CINNAMON FANTAIL.

Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea Hartert, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club (1903), 14, 12; Novit. Zool. (1906), 13, 758, pl. 2, fig. 1; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 74.

Tá-din, Bagobo.

Mindanao (Goodfellow, Waterstradt, Mearns).

Adult male.--Entire head, chin, and throat black, with a white line over each eye; fore breast white; rest of under parts cinnamon-rufous and lighter than the cinnamon-rufous of back and rump; wings, tail, and upper tail-coverts chestnut, but primaries and primary-coverts blackish brown, edged with chestnut. Wing, 74; tail, 85; culmen from base, 15; bill from nostril, 8; tarsus, 17. "Iris reddish brown; bill all black; feet dark purplish gray; claws black. Length, 177." (Mearns.)

I have not seen the female of the black and cinnamon fantail but the sexes are probably similar in colors. This fine species is found on Mount Apo.

422. RHIPIDURA HUTCHINSONI Mearns.

HUTCHINSON'S FANTAIL.

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.

423. RHIPIDURA NIGRITORQUIS Vigors.

BLACK AND WHITE FANTAIL.

Rhipidura nigritorquis Vigors, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1831), 97; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1879), 4, 334; Hand-List (1901), 3, 261; Grant and Whitehead, Ibis (1898), 236 (eggs); Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 106 (habits); Oates and Reid, Cat. Birds' Eggs (1903), 3, 277, pl. 8, fig. 19; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 74.

Ba-ling-sa-say-ao, Ticao; ca-la-mang-tí-gon, Bohol; ma-ri-a-ca-pra, Manila; ma-ri-a cong cong, Laguna de Bay; ba-li-á-la, Siquijor.

Bantayan (McGregor); Banton (Celestino); Basilan (Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Bohol (Everett, McGregor); Bongao (Everett); Buluan, off Mindanao (Mearns); Calamianes (Bourns & Worcester); Catanduanes (Whitehead); Cebu (Meyer, Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Cuyo (McGregor); Dinagat (Everett); Guimaras (Steere Exp.); Lubang (McGregor); Luzon (Meyer, Everett, Steere Exp., Whitehead, Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Marinduque (Steere Exp.); Masbate (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Mindanao (Steere, Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester); Mindoro (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Negros (Everett, Bourns & Worcester); Palawan (Steere, Whitehead, Platen, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester); Panay (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester); Romblon (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Samar (Bourns & Worcester); Siasi (Guillemard); Sibuyan (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Siquijor (Bourns & Worcester, Celestino); Sulu (Guillemard, Bourns & Worcester); Tablas (Bourns & Worcester); Tawi Tawi (Bourns & Worcester); Ticao (McGregor); Verde (McGregor).

Adult (sexes similar).--Above ashy gray; forehead, crown, and sides of face black; a wide white band over each eye, for the most part concealed; below white with a wide white pectoral band; abdomen and crissum washed with pale buff; feathers of thighs black, tipped with pale buff; axillars and wing-lining blackish brown edged with white; rectrices blackish brown, all but middle pair with wide white tips. Iris dark brown; bill, legs, and nails black.

"Common throughout the islands. A very showy bird, constantly opening and closing its tail, and dancing about to show its feathers. Three male birds average 190 in length; wing, 87; tail, 110; culmen, 17; tarsus, 21; middle toe with claw, 18. Four females, length, 190; wing, 81; tail, 99; culmen, 17; tarsus, 20; middle toe with claw, 18. Bill, legs, feet, and nails black." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)