- Cyornis philippinensis Sharpe, Trans. Linn. Soc. 2d. ser. Zool. (1877), 1, 325; Hand-List (1901), 3, 216; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 72.
- Siphia philippinensis Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1879), 4, 450; Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 111 (habits).
Ca-man-tí-gon, Siquijor.
Bantayan (McGregor); Banton (Celestino); Basilan (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Bohol (McGregor); Bongao (Everett); Cebu (Meyer, Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Dinagat (Everett); Guimaras (Bourns & Worcester); Leyte (Everett); Luzon (Jagor, Möllendorff, Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead, McGregor); Marinduque (Steere Exp.); Masbate (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Mindanao (Everett, Goodfellow); Mindoro (Steere Exp., Schmacker, Bourns & Worcester); Negros (Everett, Keay); Panay (Steere); Romblon (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Samar (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester); Semirara (Worcester); Sibutu (Everett); Sibuyan (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Siquijor (Bourns & Worcester, Celestino); Sulu (Guillemard, Bourns & Worcester); Tablas (Bourns & Worcester); Tawi Tawi (Bourns & Worcester); Ticao (McGregor).
Male.—Above dark blue; a narrow band on forehead continued over each eye lighter blue, as also the lesser wing-coverts; primaries and secondaries black, edged with blue; shafts of rectrices black, inner webs of all but middle pair black; lores black; ear-coverts and sides of neck very dark blue; a black band across chin continued backward on each side of throat; throat, breast, and sides rich orange-rufous, slightly paler on throat; crissum and middle of abdomen white; thighs blue, some of the feathers tipped with white. Iris brown; bill black; legs pale bluish; nails dark blackish brown. Length of a male from Luzon, 140; wing, 73; tail, 61; culmen from base, 14; bill from nostril, 10; tarsus, 18.
Female.—Similar to the male, but lores pale buff; chin and sides of throat orange-rufous instead of black. Length of a female from Sibuyan, 157; wing, 78; tail, 64; culmen from base, 16; bill from nostril, 11; tarsus, 19.
“The Philippine cyornis is a common and wide spread species; it is found in deep forest, along wooded streams, and about clumps of bamboo in the open. Iris nearly black; legs, feet, and nails light slaty brown; bill black. Food worms and insects. Breeding in Cebu in July. Twenty males average: Length, 156; wing, 76; tail, 65; culmen, 17; tarsus, 18; middle toe with claw, 19. Ten females, length, 146; wing, 71; tail, 60; culmen, 16; tarsus, 17; middle toe with claw, 18.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)
401. CYORNIS LEMPRIERI Sharpe.
LEMPRIERE’S CYORNIS.
- Cyornis lemprieri Sharpe, Ibis (1884), 319; Hand-List (1901), 3, 216; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 72.
- Siphia lemprieri Everett, Jour. Str. Br. Roy. As. Soc. (1889), 20, 133; Ibis (1895), 25.
Balabac (Everett); Calamianes (Bourns & Worcester); Palawan (Everett, Lempriere, Platen, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Celestino).