Male.—Entire head, sides of head, and upper throat crimson, the throat very pale, almost rose-color, and with three narrow black lines, one in the middle and one on each side; ear-coverts black; mantle and wings golden yellow; back and rump scarlet; tail black; feathers of under parts white with a slight buff wash and black edges, producing the spotted appearance usual in this genus; tail blackish brown. Length, about 280; wing, 153; tail, 98; culmen from base, 43; tarsus, 27.

Female.—Differs from the male in having forehead, crown, and crest olive greenish tinged with red, each feather with a light yellow spot near its tip. Wing, 147; tail, 97; culmen from base, 42; tarsus, 27.

“Young female.—Resembles the adult male in having the top of the head and the crest entirely red, but the color is scarlet (not crimson) and the feathers are extremely soft; there is less red on the face and upper part of the side of the neck, and only a tinge of this color on the chin and throat; the general color above and on the wings is more olive, and the feathers of the back, the scapulars, the lesser and median wing-coverts are margined with reddish orange; the scapulars and the feathers of the back and rump have the partially exposed black bases spotted with white; on the outer primaries there is a subapical spot of dull white. Described from a specimen sexed female by Mr. John Whitehead.” (Hargitt.)

“Much less common than T. everetti. Never met with outside of the forest; feeds on insect larvæ. A male measures, 274 in length; wing, 147; tail, 81; culmen, 41; tarsus, 26; middle toe with claw, 32. Three females average, 274 in length; wing, 147; tail, 86; culmen, 37; tarsus, 25; middle toe with claw, 31. Iris dark red; legs and feet dirty olive, nails lighter; bill white at tip, greenish yellow at base.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

364. CHRYSOCOLAPTES HÆMATRIBON (Wagler).
LUZON GOLDEN FLICKER.

Luzon (Meyer, Everett, Möllendorff, Steere Exp., Whitehead, Worcester, McGregor); Marinduque (Steere Exp.).

Male.—Head, wings, and upper parts deep crimson; hind neck black with large pale buff spots; tail dark seal-brown with black shafts; under parts pale fulvous-buff; a black median line on upper throat and two black lines on each side of throat; lower throat and breast black, each feather with a large round buffy white spot; lower breast and abdomen faintly barred with dusky brown. Bill black; legs dirty greenish; nails brown. Length, 275; wing, 140; tail, 92; culmen from base, 40; tarsus, 29.

Female.—Differs from the male in having top of head black, each feather with a small, sharply defined, white spot. Wing, 142; tail, 88; culmen from base, 40; tarsus, 24.