Adult female.—Similar to the male but cheeks slightly blue, throat and breast yellow. Length, 152; wing, 97; tail, 47; culmen from cere, 14.

“Abundant both in the forests of the interior and the coconut groves along the coast. Six males measure, 152 in length; wing, 80; tail, 47; culmen, 15; tarsus, 11; middle toe with claw, 18. A female measures, 159 in length; wing, 92; tail, 52; culmen, 15; tarsus, 11; middle toe with claw, 20. Iris dark brown; legs and feet orange to dirty yellow; nails nearly black; bill scarlet, black at tip.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

254. LORICULUS SIQUIJORENSIS Steere.
SIQUIJOR COLASISI.

Siquijor (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Celestino).

Adult male.—Forehead bright scarlet, ending sharply against the green of crown; no yellow on the head and no yellow neck-band; rump and upper tail-coverts dark poppy-red; red throat-patch small; all rectrices, except central pair, tipped with light blue. Length, 165; wing, 100; tail, 55; culmen from base, 16; tarsus, 11.

Female.—Similar to the male; red spot on forehead smaller and sides of forehead, lores, cheeks, chin, and upper throat sky-blue; no red on the breast. “Eyes brown; feet yellow; nails black.” (Celestino.) Wing, 100; tail, 55; culmen from base, 14; tarsus, 12.

Young birds resemble the adult female but the red of forehead is much reduced and the red breast-patch is wanting in very young males.

“The Siquijor colasisi is a well-marked species which seems to be strictly confined to the little island of Siquijor. There is but little forest on this island, and L. siquijorensis is found in the coconut groves, fruit trees, and bamboo clumps. It is sharply distinct from L. chrysonotus and L. regulus, and more resembles L. apicalis. The female shows more blue about the head than does that of any other Philippine species, having the cheeks, lores, a line over the eye, and entire throat heavily washed with the color.