- Æthopyga arolasi Bourns and Worcester, Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1894), 1, 17; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 98.
Sulu (Bourns & Worcester); Tawi Tawi (Bourns & Worcester).
“Adult male.—Slightly larger than Æthopyga bella. Upper surface as in that species; fore breast much more broadly streaked with orange; abdomen and under tail-coverts light lemon-yellow, not white.
“Adult female.—Above uniform olive-green. Does not show the bright yellow rump of Æthopyga bella. Under surface inclining to white, but breast, abdomen, and under tail-coverts washed with light lemon-yellow.
“Average measurements from ten males: Length, 87; culmen, 18; wing, 40; tail, 33; tarsus, 12. From four females: Length, 83; culmen, 16; wing, 40; tail, 25; tarsus, 12.” (Bourns and Worcester.)
658. ÆTHOPYGA BONITA Bourns and Worcester.
VISAYAN SUNBIRD.
- Æthopyga bonita Bourns and Worcester, Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1894), 1, 17; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 98.
Cebu (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Masbate (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Negros (Celestino); Panay (Bourns & Worcester); Ticao (McGregor).
Male.—Very similar to the male of Æ. arolasi, but the yellow of throat, breast, and rump gamboge or dark lemon-yellow instead of lemon-yellow and the red streaks on breast more conspicuous. Iris dark brown; bill, legs, and nails black. A male from Cebu measures: Wing, 44; tail, 32.5; culmen from base, 17; bill from nostril, 14; tarsus, 14.