250. LORICULUS REGULUS Souancé.
CENTRAL ISLAND COLASISI.
- Loriculus regulus Souancé, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. (1856), 222; Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1891), 20, 523; Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 36; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 50.
- Loriculus panayensis Tweeddale, Challenger Report (1881), 2, Zool. pt. 8, pl. 1.
Guimaras (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester); Masbate (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Negros (Meyer, Everett, Steere Exp., Whitehead, Bourns & Worcester, Keay); Panay (Murray, Steere, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester); Ticao (McGregor).
Adult male.—A wide band of golden yellow across vertex, touching the scarlet forehead; a narrow band of golden orange on nape; mantle and back grass-green. A male from Ticao measures: Length, 145; wing, 93; tail, 46; culmen from cere, 16.
Adult female.—Vertex green, tinged with yellow; a narrow band of golden orange on nape; cheeks tinged with light blue; throat and breast yellowish green. A female from Ticao measures: Length, 150; wing, 93; tail, 42; culmen from cere, 14.
“Exceedingly abundant in the central Philippines, especially in Masbate. Though a large series of specimens was obtained from Tablas, Romblon, and Sibuyan, none of the males show so much yellow on the crown as in typical L. regulus. Specimens of L. philippensis from Marinduque collected by the Steere Expedition show a decided wash of yellow on the crown, and it seems quite possible that other intermediate forms between L. philippensis and L. regulus may eventually be discovered in Banton and the other islands which connect the Tablas-Romblon-Sibuyan group with Luzon.
“Ten males from Masbate measure, 149 in length; wing, 90; tail, 47; culmen, 14; tarsus, 12; middle toe with claw, 19. Thirteen females from the same locality, length, 147; wing, 91; tail, 47; culmen, 13; tarsus, 10; middle toe with claw, 18. Iris brown; legs and feet orange to brown or yellow; nails nearly black; bill deep orange-red to brownish red.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)