375. THRIPONAX MINDORENSIS Steere.
MINDORO BLACK WOODPECKER.

Ma-nuc′-toc, Mindoro.

Mindoro (Steere Exp., Schmacker, Bourns & Worcester, Everett, McGregor, Porter).

Adult.—Very much like T. javensis but clearly distinguished from that species by having a wide light buff or white band across the lower back; from T. hargitti it differs in having a more slender bill which is entirely black. A female measures: Length, 394; wing, 215; tail, 170; culmen from base, 47; bill from nostril, 35; width of bill at base, 18; tarsus, 31.

“Very abundant in the interior of Mindoro. Two females average, 381 in length; wing, 191; tail, 145; culmen, 45; tarsus, 27; middle toe with claw, 37. Iris straw-yellow; legs and feet leaden; nails nearly black; bill black.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

376. THRIPONAX HARGITTI Sharpe.
HARGITT’S BLACK WOODPECKER.