Mindoro (Steere Exp., Schmacker, Everett, Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead, McGregor, Porter).
Male.—Most nearly related to P. discurus but distinguished by the crown patch which in mindorensis is blue with a slight violet tinge and is sharply defined in front against the green forehead; the bill is larger and the rackets are never so long as in adult specimens of discurus. Length, including rackets, 317; wing, 165; tail without rackets, 90; culmen from front margin of cere, 22.
Female.—Similar to female of discurus but often with traces of the violet crown patch. Length, including rackets, 300; wing, 160; tail without rackets, 90; culmen from front margin of cere, 21.
“Three males average, 268 in length, exclusive of rackets; wing, 162; tail, 135; culmen, 20; tarsus, 21; middle toe with claw, 28. A female measures, 261 in length; wing, 154; tail, 118; culmen, 21; tarsus, 15; middle toe with claw, 27. Iris light straw-yellow, nearly white; legs, feet, and nails light leaden; bill pale horn-color.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)
240. PRIONITURUS CYANEICEPS Sharpe.
BLUE RACKET-TAILED PARRAKEET.
- Prioniturus cyaneiceps Sharpe, Ibis (1888), 194; Hand-List (1900), 2, 29; Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1891), 20, 419; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 49.
Balabac (Steere, Everett); Calamianes (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Palawan (Whitehead, Platen, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Celestino, White).
Male.—All of head, neck, and under parts bright verditer-blue, a little duller below where the feathers are yellowish at base, this when specimen is held toward the light, away from the light the blue parts become light bluish green; under tail-coverts bright greenish yellow and tipped with green; wings, back, and rump grass-green; tail-spatules black, touched with green; short rectrices green, deep blue along the shaft, tip black. Bill bluish white; legs blackish. A male from Palawan measures: Wing, 150; tail without rackets, 77; culmen from front margin of cere, 19.
Female.—Differs from the male in having the blue restricted to top and sides of head and in having the lower parts uniform light green with traces of blue; under tail-coverts deeper yellow than in the male.