Basilan (Everett, Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Bohol (McGregor); Leyte (Whitehead); Mindanao (Jacquinot, Steere, Everett, Koch & Schadenberg, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Celestino, Goodfellow); Nipa (Everett); Panaon (Everett); Samar (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead).

Male.—Rump and tail-coverts barred with black and white; lower breast and abdomen barred with black and white, posteriorly the white bars wider than the black bars; under tail-coverts white, each feather with two or three narrow incomplete black bars. Iris pale yellow. Length, about 280; wing, 162; tail, 122; culmen from base, 29; bill from nostril, 23; tarsus, 25.

Female.—Above similar to the male; lores and feathers over nostrils mottled with white; outermost rectrices tipped with white, and each with a small subterminal black spot; next pair of rectrices slightly tipped with white; entire under parts barred with black and white, the black bars narrow and incomplete as in the male. Wing, 155; tail, 115; culmen from base, 28; bill from nostril, 22; tarsus, 25.

This species is similar in markings to A. difficilis, but the general gray color is much darker. The measurements given are taken from specimens collected in Basilan.

“Two males average: Length, 265; wing, 150; tail, 106; culmen, 32; tarsus, 26; middle toe with claw, 27. Four females, length, 273; wing, 149; tail, 109; culmen, 27; tarsus, 24; middle toe with claw, 26. Iris usually pale yellow, but in two cases brownish red; bill, legs, feet, and nails black. Food insects and fruit.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)

449. ARTAMIDES PANAYENSIS Steere.
VISAYAN ARTAMIDES.

Ca-ri-ac′-ri-ac′, Ticao.