“Female.—Different from the male; above olive-green, the rump more yellowish; sides of the face uniform with the head; under surface of body bright yellowish; breast and under wing-coverts richer in color. Length, 94; culmen, 12.7; wing, 48; tail, 22.8; tarsus, 14.” (Sharpe.)
“True D. dorsale is confined to Panay, Negros, and Masbate, where it is abundant both about flowering and fruiting trees in the forest, and in coconut groves. Five males average: Length, 89; wing, 49; tail, 24; culmen, 13; tarsus, 12; middle toe with claw, 13. Six females, wing, 48; tail, 24; culmen, 14; tarsus, 12.4; middle toe with claw, 13. Iris very dark brown; bill, legs, feet, and nails black.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)
630. DICÆUM PALLIDIUS Bourns and Worcester.
PALER FLOWERPECKER.
- Dicæum pallidior Bourns and Worcester, Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1894), 1, 18; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 96.
Cebu (Everett, Bourns & Worcester, McGregor).
Male.—Similar to D. dorsale, but the upper parts and sides of head and of neck lighter, nearly indigo-blue; feathers of occiput and neck fringed with olivaceous; under parts more uniform in color and the orange of breast less rich. Males with the appearance of maturity have the base of the bill dull yellow. Length, about 90; wing, 50; tail, 25; culmen from base, 11; bill from nostril, 7.5; tarsus, 14.
Female.—Above olive-green; below tea-green; chin, middle of breast and of abdomen, and crissum bright lemon-yellow. Wing, 48; tail, 22; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 8; tarsus, 13.
“Measurements of eleven males: Length, 89; culmen, 14; wing, 49; tail, 26; tarsus, 13. Of four females: Length, 84; wing, 48; tail, 25; tarsus, 12.” (Bourns and Worcester.)
“Iris brown; legs, feet, and nails dark brown; bill black. Breeding in July.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)