60 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol.51. 



PARDALIPARUS ELEGANS EDITHS (McGregor). 



EDITH'S TITMOUSE. 



Pardaliparus edithw McGkegor, Philippine .Tourii. Sci., vol. 2, 1907, p. 294 

 (Calayan Island, Babuyan Group). 



Geographical range. — Islands of Calaj^an and Camiguin. 



PARDALIPARUS ELEGANS PANAYENSIS Mearns. 



PANAY TITMOUSE. 



Pardaliparus elegans panayensis Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 51, 

 1916. p. 57 (Panay, Philippine Islands). 



Geographical range. — Island of Panay. 



PARDALIPARUS ELEGANS GUIMARASENSIS Mearns, 

 GUIMARAS TITMOUSE. 



Pardaliparus elegans guirnarasensis Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 51, 

 1916, p. 58 (Guimaras, Philippine Islands). 



Geographical range. — Island of Guimaras. 



PARDALIPARUS ELEGANS SULUENSIS Mearns. 



SULU TITMOUSE. 



Pardaliparus elegans suluensis IMearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 51, 

 1916, p. 59 (Sulu, Philippine Islands). 



Geographical range. — Island of Sulu, Philippine Islands.^ 

 The forms enumerated above may be identified l)y means of the 

 following 



KEY TO THE SUBSPECIES OF PARDALIPARUS ELEGANS ( LESSON). 



e\ — Larger (wing, GS millimeters or over; culmen. more than 11 millimeters). 

 Sides of head and neck white, faintly tinged with pale yellowish. White 

 apical spots on median and greater wing-coverts much restricted. Under 



parts pale greenish yellow Pardaliparus elegans edithw. 



a\ — Smaller (wing usually less than GS millimeters; culmen under 11 milli- 

 meters). Sides of head and neck bright yellow. Light apical spots on 

 median and greater upper wing-coverts large. Under parts brighter 

 yellow. 

 fo\ — Mantle mostly white, with very little olive-green or black. 



Pardaliparus elegans albescens, 

 h^. — Mantle mostly dark. 

 c\ — Upper sides of neck and upper back solidly black, surrounding the 

 yellow nuchal patch. 

 d\ — Bill larger; apical spots on upper wing-coverts and rectrices nearly 

 pure white ; underneath, the black confined to chin and throat. 



Pardaliparus elegans elegans. 



^ A form of Pardaliparus elegans was collected by Messrs. Bourns and Worcester on 

 the islands of Tawi Tawi and Bongao. Possibly this may prove to be identical with the 

 Suhi form, but I have not examined these specimens. 



