Page 279: Mearns describes a parrakeet from Misamis Province, Mindanao as—
PRIONITURUS MALINDANGENSIS Mearns.
MALINDANG RACKET-TAILED PARRAKEET.
- Prioniturus malindangensis Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. (1909), 36, 437.
“Characters.—Closely related to Prioniturus waterstradti Rothschild, from Mount Apo, southeastern Mindanao, from which it may be distinguished by its larger size, much yellower coloring of under side, greener, less brownish back and scapulars, longer tail, but much shorter naked shafts to the central pair of feathers.
“Adult female (type and only specimen).—Upper parts green, with slight touches of bluish on forehead, and a light greenish brown rump, as in P. waterstradti; wings bright green above, with concealed inner webs blackish, and outer webs narrowly edged with yellow; edge of wing yellow; rectrices green above tipped with dull black, beryl-green on under side, the shafts and spatules of the central pair dull black, with webs all green to the naked shafts; entire under parts golden green; axillars and lining of wings oil-green; under side of primaries dull black, broadly bordered on the inner webs with beryl-green. Iris dark brown; bill pale horn-color, faintly plumbeous at base and tip of mandibles; feet and claws plumbeous (from fresh specimen).
“Measurements of type (female).—Wing, 153 mm.; tail, 79 (to end of lengthened central pair, 126); culmen from cere (chord), 20; tarsus, 16; middle toe with claw, 25.
“Measurements of adult female topotype of P. waterstradti ( * * * ).—Wing 145 mm.; tail, 75 (to end of lengthened central pair, 151); culmen from cere (chord), 18; tarsus, 15; middle toe with claw, 25 (skin).” (Mearns.)
Page 281: To localities for Tanygnathus lucionensis add: Polillo (McGregor); under Lapac, Masbate, and Romblon add: Bartsch; under Negros add: Celestino.
Page 283: To localities for Tanygnathus everetti add: Polillo (McGregor).