“Adult female.—Has the forehead and crown black; the malar region white, striped with black. In other respects like the adult male. Length, 419; culmen, 48; wing, 199; tail, 169; tarsus, 34.
“Young male.—Differs from the adult of the same sex in having the white of the throat and fore neck duller, and the striations less intense black; the feathers of the malar region white, with dusky bases, a few assuming the red tips.” (Hargitt.)
“A well-marked species which takes the place of T. javensis in Panaon, Leyte, and Samar. Quite abundant in Samar. Usually met with in the forest. Occasionally seen in second growth.
“Three males average, 434 in length; wing, 198; tail, 159; culmen, 51; tarsus, 33; middle toe with claw, 48. Two females, length, 419; wing, 201; tail, 154; culmen, 47; tarsus, 32; middle toe with claw, 41. Iris light yellow; legs and feet light slate; nails nearly black; upper mandible black, lower grayish white.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)
374. THRIPONAX MULTILUNATUS McGregor.
BASILAN BLACK WOODPECKER.
- Thriponax javensis McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 66, (part).
- Thriponax multilunatus McGregor, Phil. Jour. Sci. (1907), 2, sec. A, 285.
Basilan (Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor).
Adult male.—Forehead, crown, crest, and malar-stripe bright crimson, the feathers whitish at base; nasal plumes blackish; lores and a wide transocular band black; rest of upper parts, wings, and tail black; second, third, and fourth primaries with a white spot at base of inner web; third to seventh primaries with a white spot at tip of outer web; inner secondaries white at base; chin, throat, and postauricular area black, each feather narrowly margined with whitish, producing a striped appearance; breast black, the feathers of fore part narrowly bordered with buffy, producing a series of crescentic light marks; abdomen and sides buffy white; thighs black, each feather widely bordered with light buff; vent and tail-coverts black. Length in flesh, 420; wing, 210; tail, 166; culmen from base, 52; tarsus, 29.
Adult female.—Forehead, crown, and malar-stripe black, otherwise like the male. Wing, 215; tail, 185; culmen from base, 50; bill from nostril, 38; tarsus, 31.