Part 193

c1. Breast, abdomen, and crissum bright egg-yellow ... marchesæ (p. 490) c2. Breast, abdomen, and crissum orange.

d1. Rump and tail-coverts pompeian-orange.

e1. Bill longer and wider ... leytensis (p. 492) e2. Bill shorter and narrower ... novus (p. 491)

d2. Rump, tail-coverts, and under parts lighter orange ... johnstoniæ (p. 492)

b2. Breast and abdomen fiery vermilion ... igneus (p. 493)

a2. Under parts white; no red nor yellow on any part of the plumage. ... cinereus (p. 493)

459. PERICROCOTUS MARCHESÆ Guillemard.

MARCHESA MINIVET.

Pericrocotus marchesæ Guillemard, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1885), 259, pl. 18, fig. 1; Sharpe, Hand-List (1901), 3, 300; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 77.

Sulu (Guillemard, Platen, Bourns & Worcester).

Adult male.--Entire head, chin, throat, and anterior half of back glossy blue-black; lower back, rump, tail-coverts, and all of the under parts, except chin and throat, bright egg-yellow; wings glossy black; a diagonal yellow band begins on middle of fifth primary and extends on to the secondaries where it becomes wider; inner greater secondary-coverts widely tipped with yellow; four or five secondaries each with a yellow spot near tip; rectrices black, all but the central pair with wide yellow tips. Wing, 77; tail, 80; culmen from base, 14; bill from nostril, 10; tarsus, 15.

"This fine bird was several times found in flocks in Sulu, both in the forest and in the open. Iris, bill, legs, feet, and nails black. Six males average, 170 in length; wing, 77; tail, 84; culmen, 17; tarsus, 14; middle toe with claw, 15. Four females, length, 171; wing, 77; tail, 84; culmen, 16; tarsus, 14; middle toe with claw, 14." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

460. PERICROCOTUS NOVUS McGregor.

RAMSAY'S MINIVET.

Pericrocotus novus Ramsay, Ibis (1886), 161 (no description); Grant, Ibis (1895), 109; (1896), 539 (Negros); Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 103; Sharpe, Hand-List (1901), 3, 300; McGregor, Bull. Philippine Mus. (1904), 3, 13; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 77.

Luzon (Whitehead, McGregor); Negros (Whitehead).

Adult male (type).--Chin, throat, neck, sides of neck, head, and mantle black with a faint dark blue gloss; lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts rich pompeian-orange; lower parts, except chin and throat, rich orange, becoming more intense on under tail-coverts; thighs blackish; wings black, crossed by two bars formed by orange-colored areas on primaries, secondaries, and greater coverts; on the quills these markings have corresponding spots on the inner webs which form a diagonal band of dark buff, seen when inside of wing is examined; lining of wing pale orange; tail from above mostly black, from below mostly fiery orange; this results from the fact that the short outer rectrices are black on the basal half only, while the long central feathers are black for their whole length, the outer webs only being orange near the tips. Length, 184; wing, 80; tail, 90; culmen from base, about 14; tarsus, 16.

Adult female.--Markings somewhat as in the adult male, but the orange replaced by rich lemon-yellow, which extends over the throat, sides of neck, and chin, and also forms a narrow frontal band, the latter extending backward on each side to over center of eye; top of head and mantle black but without gloss. Wing, 79; tail, 89; culmen from base, 15; tarsus, 15.

Immature male.--Resembles the adult female in having the yellow frontal band and in having chin and throat yellow; under parts pale orange mixed with pale lemon-yellow, the under tail-coverts altogether of the latter color; rectrices pale orange, tipped with lemon-yellow, the central pair totally black. On the head and mantle there are many blackish brown feathers tipped with pale buff and other glossy black feathers of the new plumage; lower back and rump orange with a mixture of lemon-yellow; wing-markings very light orange.

Immature female.--Almost exactly like the adult female, but many feathers of head, mantle, sides of neck, and wings brown with buff margins.

461. PERICROCOTUS LEYTENSIS Steere.

STEERE'S MINIVET.

Pericrocotus leytensis Steere, List Birds & Mams. Steere Exped. (1890), 15; Grant, Ibis (1897), 224; Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 103; Sharpe, Hand-List (1901), 3, 300 and 301, nos. 8 and 16; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 77.

Leyte (Steere Exp., Whitehead), Samar (Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead, Mearns).

Male.--"An adult male has the general coloring of P. igneus, but is larger and the central tail-feathers are tipped with vermilion. The four outer primaries are black, and at least seven of the secondaries have vermilion markings on the outer webs toward their tips, as well as the broad vermilion bars across their bases. Length, 178; wing, 76; tail, 89." (Steere.)

Young.--A young female (Mearns collection) from Samar closely resembles the corresponding plumage of P. novus from Luzon, but the bill is decidedly longer and wider in the former specimen. Wing, 78; tail, 86; culmen from base, 15; width of bill at middle of nostril, 7.

462. PERICROCOTUS JOHNSTONIÆ Grant.

MRS. JOHNSTONE'S MINIVET.