Part 245

Zosterops siquijorensis Bourns and Worcester, Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1894), 1, 21; Grant, Ibis (1896), 551; Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 232 (habits, distribution); McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 95.

Bu-lai-og', Siquijor.

Negros (Whitehead, Celestino); Siquijor (Bourns & Worcester, Celestino).

Male and female.--Above bright olive-yellow similar to Z. meyeni, but with a well-marked, yellow, frontal band; lores yellow; a faint dusky line under eye; below similar to Z. meyeni, but with a well-developed median line of lemon-yellow; sides of breast and of abdomen pale ashy gray. A male from Siquijor measures: Wing, 54; tail, 42; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 8; tarsus, 17. A female, wing, 54; tail, 39; culmen from base, 13; bill from nostril, 8.5; tarsus, 16.

612. ZOSTEROPS BOHOLENSIS McGregor.

BOHOL SILVEREYE.

Zosterops læta (not of De Vis) McGregor, Phil. Jour. Sci. (1907), 2, sec. A, 329. Zosterops boholensis McGregor, Phil. Jour. Sci. (1908), 3, sec. A, 283.

Bohol (McGregor).

Male and female.--Similar to Z. siquijorensis, but the sides of breast and abdomen darker ash-gray or cinereous; white eye-circle interrupted in front by a small dusky spot. The type measures: Length, 119; wing, 60; tail, 43; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 8; tarsus, 15. A female, wing, 51; tail, 36; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 7.5; tarsus, 15.

613. ZOSTEROPS EVERETTI Tweeddale.

CEBU SILVEREYE.

Zosterops everetti Tweeddale, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1877), 762; Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1884), 9, 163; Bourns and Worcester, Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1894), 1, 57 (critical notes); McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 95.

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

Adult.--Very similar to Z. basilanica, but the lores dusky; from Z. siquijorensis and boholensis it differs in having a distinct blackish line under the eye. A male measures: Wing, 53; tail, 37; culmen from base, 12.5; bill from nostril, 8; tarsus, 15. A female, wing, 51; tail, 38; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 7.5; tarsus, 15.

614. ZOSTEROPS BASILANICA Steere.

STEERE'S SILVEREYE.

Zosterops basilanica Steere, List Birds and Mams. Steere Exped. (1890), 21; Grant, Ibis (1896), 552 (critical notes); (1897), 238; (1906), 473; Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 232; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 95.

Basilan (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Bongao (Everett); Dinagat (Everett); Leyte (Steere Exp., Whitehead); Mindanao (Everett, Koch & Schadenberg, Bourns & Worcester, Goodfellow); Papahag (Bartsch); Samar (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead); Sulu (Bourns & Worcester).

Adult.--Resembles Z. everetti, but the lores dusky; from Z. boholensis and siquijorensis it differs in having a distinct dusky line under the eye and the upper parts more greenish; sides of breast and of abdomen dark cinereous. A male from Basilan measures: Wing, 51; tail, 39; culmen from base, 11; bill from nostril, 7; tarsus, 16. A female, wing, 51; tail, 40; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 7; tarsus, 15.

615. ZOSTEROPS MEYLERI McGregor.

CAMIGUIN SILVEREYE.

Zosterops meyleri McGregor, Phil. Jour. Sci. (1907), 2, Sec. A, 348.

Camiguin N. (McGregor).

Male (type).--Above bright olive-yellow, lighter on rump; forehead and lores golden yellow; ear-coverts and sides of neck like the back; a wide circle of short, silky, white feathers about the eye bordered below by a dusky line; below bright lemon-yellow; sides slightly dusky; wing-feathers and rectrices dark brown edged with olive-yellow. Iris brown; bill black, but basal two-thirds of lower mandible leaden blue; legs and nails flesh-color. Length, 114; wing, 53; tail, 38; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 8; tarsus, 16.

Female.--Similar to the male in color. Wing, 51; tail, 37; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 8; tarsus, 15.

In color this species is similar to Z. richmondi, but it lacks the black line under the eye and has the white eye-ring much wider than in any other Philippine species.

616. ZOSTEROPS RICHMONDI McGregor.

CAGAYANCILLO SILVEREYE.