Part 189

Corvus striatus Boddaert, Tabl. Pl. Enl. (1783), 38. Graucalus striatus Walden, Trans. Zool. Soc. (1875), 9, 175, pl. 30, fig. 1. Artamides striatus Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1879), 4, 18 (part); Hand-List (1901), 3, 289; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 76.

Ba-búy ba-búy-an, Manila.

Lubang (McGregor); Luzon (Meyer, Everett, Steere Exp., Whitehead, McGregor).

Male.--General color, except remiges and rectrices, dark gray; feathers of rump fringed with white; feathers in front of eyes and covering nostrils, a narrow line above eye, a small patch on jaw, and a few feathers on chin black. Iris straw-yellow; bill, legs, and nails black. Length, about 280; wing, 163; tail, 120; culmen from base, 24; bill from nostril, 20; tarsus, 25. From a Lubang specimen.

Female.--General plumage dark gray; feathers of rump and upper tail-coverts with white tips and subterminal black bars; abdomen, crissum, wing-lining, and axillars black with narrow white bars; lores and feathers around eyes blackish. Wing, 170; tail, 125; culmen from base, 26; tarsus, 26. From a Luzon specimen.

448. ARTAMIDES KOCHI Kutter.

KOCH'S ARTAMIDES.

Artamides kochii Kutter, Orn. Centralbl. (1882), 183; Journ. für Orn. (1883), 19 of reprint; Sharpe, Hand-List (1901), 3, 289; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 76. Artamides mindanensis Steere, List Birds & Mams. Steere Exped. (1890), 14. Artamides kochi Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 102.

Basilan (Everett, Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Bohol (McGregor); Leyte (Whitehead); Mindanao (Jacquinot, Steere, Everett, Koch & Schadenberg, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Celestino, Goodfellow); Nipa (Everett); Panaon (Everett); Samar (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead).

Male.--Rump and tail-coverts barred with black and white; lower breast and abdomen barred with black and white, posteriorly the white bars wider than the black bars; under tail-coverts white, each feather with two or three narrow incomplete black bars. Iris pale yellow. Length, about 280; wing, 162; tail, 122; culmen from base, 29; bill from nostril, 23; tarsus, 25.

Female.--Above similar to the male; lores and feathers over nostrils mottled with white; outermost rectrices tipped with white, and each with a small subterminal black spot; next pair of rectrices slightly tipped with white; entire under parts barred with black and white, the black bars narrow and incomplete as in the male. Wing, 155; tail, 115; culmen from base, 28; bill from nostril, 22; tarsus, 25.

This species is similar in markings to A. difficilis, but the general gray color is much darker. The measurements given are taken from specimens collected in Basilan.

"Two males average: Length, 265; wing, 150; tail, 106; culmen, 32; tarsus, 26; middle toe with claw, 27. Four females, length, 273; wing, 149; tail, 109; culmen, 27; tarsus, 24; middle toe with claw, 26. Iris usually pale yellow, but in two cases brownish red; bill, legs, feet, and nails black. Food insects and fruit." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

449. ARTAMIDES PANAYENSIS Steere.

VISAYAN ARTAMIDES.

Artamides panayensis Steere, List Birds & Mams. Steere Exped. (1890), 14; Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 102; Sharpe, Hand-List (1901), 3, 289; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 77.

Ca-ri-ac'-ri-ac', Ticao.

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

Male.--Lores, feathers over nostrils, jaw, and chin black; rump and tail-coverts barred with black and white; lower breast, abdomen, and tail-coverts heavily barred with black and white. Iris plum-color; bill, legs, and nails black. Length, 290; wing, 168; tail, 120; culmen from base, 30.

Female.--Similar to the male, but lores, feathers over nostrils, jaw, and chin gray; fore breast narrowly barred. Wing, 165; tail, 120; culmen from base, 28.

"The Visayan artamides is quite common and occurs in small flocks; it is called 'guia-guia' by the natives from its note. Often found in open country. It is bold, and does not fly away when shot at. Four males from Masbate average: Length, 286; wing, 157; tail, 118; culmen, 33; tarsus, 25; middle toe with claw, 30. Four females, length, 289; wing, 156; tail, 117; culmen, 31; tarsus, 26; middle toe with claw, 28. Iris brown; bill, legs, feet, and nails black." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

450. ARTAMIDES MINDORENSIS Steere.

MINDORO ARTAMIDES.

Artamides mindorensis Steere, List Birds & Mams. Steere Exped. (1890), 14; Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 102; Sharpe, Hand-List (1901), 3, 289; McGregor, Bur. Govt. Labs. Manila (1905), 34, 19 (nest and egg); McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 77.

Libagao (Porter); Mindoro (Everett, Steere Exp., Whitehead, Bourns & Worcester); Tablas (Bourns & Worcester).

Male.--Lores, nasal plumes, line around eye, jaw, and chin black; rest of plumage gray with no bars; very similar to the male of A. striatus, but feathers of uropygium not fringed with white. Iris pale yellow. Wing, 160; tail, 118; culmen from base, 26; bill from nostril, 20; tarsus, 23.

Female.--Uniform gray, similar to the male but no black about eye, lores, etc.; similar to female of A. guillemardi, but slightly larger. Wing, 160; tail, 120; culmen from base, 29; bill from nostril, 21; tarsus, 24.

"The differences between A. guillemardi and A. mindorensis are very slight. Sharpe, Ibis (1894), 254, states that the latter is lighter gray in color than the former. On comparing specimens of these two species we are unable to perceive the slightest difference so far as the general color of the body is concerned. The feathers of the throat and crown in the male of A. mindorensis are, however, lighter gray than in the male A. guillemardi, so that the black markings on the side of the head stand out more sharply.