Adult.—Resembles Z. everetti, but the lores dusky; from Z. boholensis and siquijorensis it differs in having a distinct dusky line under the eye and the upper parts more greenish; sides of breast and of abdomen dark cinereous. A male from Basilan measures: Wing, 51; tail, 39; culmen from base, 11; bill from nostril, 7; tarsus, 16. A female, wing, 51; tail, 40; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 7; tarsus, 15.
615. ZOSTEROPS MEYLERI McGregor.
CAMIGUIN SILVEREYE.
- Zosterops meyleri McGregor, Phil. Jour. Sci. (1907), 2, Sec. A, 348.
Camiguin N. (McGregor).
Male (type).—Above bright olive-yellow, lighter on rump; forehead and lores golden yellow; ear-coverts and sides of neck like the back; a wide circle of short, silky, white feathers about the eye bordered below by a dusky line; below bright lemon-yellow; sides slightly dusky; wing-feathers and rectrices dark brown edged with olive-yellow. Iris brown; bill black, but basal two-thirds of lower mandible leaden blue; legs and nails flesh-color. Length, 114; wing, 53; tail, 38; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 8; tarsus, 16.
Female.—Similar to the male in color. Wing, 51; tail, 37; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 8; tarsus, 15.
In color this species is similar to Z. richmondi, but it lacks the black line under the eye and has the white eye-ring much wider than in any other Philippine species.