Female.—Similar to the female of Æ. arolasi, but the rump pale yellow and the under parts washed with light yellowish green very much as in the female of Æ. shelleyi. A female from Cebu, wing, 42; tail, 23; culmen from base, 17; bill from nostril, 13; tarsus, 13.
“Four males average: Length, 94; wing, 43; tail, 32; culmen, 18; tarsus, 14; middle toe with claw, 13. Three females, length, 89; wing, 40; tail, 24; culmen, 17; tarsus, 13; middle toe with claw, 12. Iris dark brown; bill, legs, feet, and nails black. Breeding in Cebu in the month of June.” (Bourns and Worcester MS.)
659. ÆTHOPYGA FLAVIPECTUS Grant.
GRANT’S SUNBIRD.
- Æthopyga flavipectus Grant, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club (1894), 3, 49; Ibis (1895); 111, pl. 5, fig. 1; Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 229 (habits); McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 98.
- Æthopyga minuta Bourns and Worcester, Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1894), 1, 18.
Luzon (Whitehead, McGregor); Mindoro (Whitehead, Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Polillo (McGregor).
Male.—Very similar to the male of Æ. bella and of Æ. bonita, but with very little or no red on the breast. Length, about 100; wing, 42; tail, 34; culmen from base, 16; bill from nostril, 12.5; tarsus, 12.
Female.—Similar to the female of Æ. bonita, but the head somewhat darker and the bill shorter. Wing, 41; tail, 21.5; culmen from base, 14.5; bill from nostril, 11.5; tarsus, 11.5.