WHITE-FACED BLACK TITMOUSE.
- Melaniparus semilarvatus Salvadori, Atti Soc. Ital. Sc. Nat. (1865), 8, 375; Ibis (1879), 300, pl. 9.
- Parus semilarvatus Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1883), 8, 38; Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 224 (habits).
- Penthornis semilarvatus Sharpe, Hand-List (1903), 4, 333; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 94.
Luzon (Whitehead, McGregor); Negros (Steere Exp.).
Adult male.—Greater part of plumage glossy black, the following parts white: Forehead to opposite center of eye, lores, line under eye, fore part of cheeks; a concealed patch on hind neck formed by the white bases of the feathers; part of the inner webs of wing and quills, wing-lining, axillars, and outer webs of under tail-coverts white. In one specimen before me, probably immature, the tail-coverts are entirely black. Iris light brown; bill, legs, and nails black. Length, about 130; wing, 75; tail, 50; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 9; tarsus, 17.
Female.—A female from Bataan Province, Luzon, has the under parts mostly seal-brown but this is probably because of immaturity. Wing, 71; tail, 59; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 9; tarsus, 15.
598. PENTHORNIS TESSACOURBE (Scopoli).
WHITE-WINGED BLACK TITMOUSE.
- Muscicapa tessacourbe Scopoli, Del. Flor. et Faun. Insubr. (1786), 2, 95 (based on Sonnerat’s figure).
- Muscicapa luzoniensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat. (1788), 1, pt. 2, 942 (same basis as Scopoli’s name).
- Micropus nehrkorni Blasius, Jour. für Orn. (1890), 147.
- Penthornis luzoniensis Sharpe, Hand-List (1903), 4, 333; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 94.
Mindanao (Sonnerat?, Platen).
Male.—Similar to Penthornis semilarvatus, but with a broad white band across the inner primaries and outer secondaries near their bases. “Length, 140; wing, 78.5; tail, 53; culmen, 12.5; tarsus, 15.” (Blasius.)