Sibuyan (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor).

“Adult male.—General color of upper surface dark blackish brown; top of head uniform black; small spot above and behind the eye creamy white; scarlet stripes on sides of occiput shorter than in Y. maculatus and beginning further back; they are confluent on nape; behind and under the scarlet stripe is a partially concealed spot of creamy white; scapulars, interscapulars, and back barred with creamy white; rump creamy white, some of the feathers with narrow brownish black shaft-stripes; upper tail-coverts brownish black, broadly edged with buffy white; tail brownish black, paler at base of feathers and with both webs of feathers spotted with pale buff; wing-coverts brownish black, each feather having one or two creamy white spots on outer web; wing brownish black; outer five primaries with two or three very narrow creamy white spots on outer web, or with no spots at all; tips of inner primaries and inner webs of all primaries spotted with creamy white; secondaries similarly spotted on both webs; ear-coverts rusty brown; creamy white malar-stripe extending back of ear-coverts; chin and narrow stripe down center of throat white, bordered by a broad stripe of brownish black on each side, the tips of feathers forming side stripes being brownish white; under surface with strong fulvescent wash; feathers of upper breast with distinct brownish black shaft-marks; feathers of lower breast and abdomen with ill-defined streaks of the same color; feathers of flanks nearly white with only slight dark markings; under tail-coverts yellowish white, with dark shaft-stripes; under surface of tail slightly lighter than upper, but tips of two central pairs of feathers nearly black; under wing-coverts and axillars creamy white, spotted with brownish black; bend of wing uniform brownish black.

“The adult female lacks the scarlet head markings of the male and the creamy white spot, which is partially concealed in the male, is in the female quite conspicuous; otherwise the sexes are alike.

“Five males measure in length, 148; culmen, 20; wing, 78; tail, 40; tarsus, 15. Eight females, length, 152; culmen, 20; wing, 81; tail, 41; tarsus, 17.” (Bourns and Worcester.)

“Common in Sibuyan; usually found in the forest. Seems not to occur in Tablas or Romblon. Iris dark brown to brownish red; legs and feet olive-brown; nails leaden; bill black, except base of lower mandible, which is gray.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

359. YUNGIPICUS LEYTENSIS Steere.
LEYTE PYGMY WOODPECKER.

Bá-tuc, Bohol, used for all woodpeckers.