THIUPONAX. 407 



culmen, -to; tarsu?, 'iS; middle toe with claw, 39. Two females from 

 same place, length, 38-1: ; wing, 193; tail, 1-il; culmen, 42; tarsus, 38; 

 middle toe with claw, 36. 



"t'elni birds are slightly larger. Two males average, 403 in length ; 

 wing, 204; tail, 158; culmen, 48; tarsus, 29; middle toe with claw, 41. 

 Two females, length, 407 ; wing, 198 ; tail, 159 ; culmen, 45 ; tarsus, 29 ; 

 middle toe with claw, 37. 



"Iris varies from light to dark yellow; legs and feet gray; nails nearly 

 black ; upper mandible black, lower dirty white. Food, ants." (Bourns 

 and Worcestrr MS.) 



373. THRIPONAX PECTORALIS Tweeddale. 



TWEEDDALES BLACK WOODPECKER. 



Thripouax iiectoralis Twkkddalk, Proc. Zool. Sue. (1878), 340; Hargitt, 

 Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1890), 18, 500, pi. 13; Shabpe, Hand-List 

 (1000). 2, 23: McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906). 66. 

 Boliol i McGregor); Leyte {Everett, Steere Exp., Whitehead); Panaon 

 (Everett) ; Saniar (Hteere Exp., Bourns d- Worcester. Whitehead). 



Adult u}ale. — Upper parts as in T. jarensls; chin and throat white with 

 narrow black shaft-stripes; ear-coverts and sides of neck black, narrowly 

 streaked with white; breast-feathers black with edges and tips light buff; 

 rest of under parts as in T. jaremi.'i but with more buff on the thighs. 

 A few feathers of breast and hind neck may be tipped with red but this 

 character is variable. Length of a male from Bohol, about 450 ; wing, 224 ; 

 tail, 200; culmen from base, 50; bill from nostril, 39; width of bill at 

 base, 19 ; tarsus, 33. 



"Adult female. — Has the forehead and crown black; the malar region 

 white, striped with black. In other respects like the adult male. Length, 

 419; culmen, 48; wing, 199; tail, 169; tarsus, 34. 



"Young male. — Differs from the adult of the same sex in having the 

 white of the throat and fore neck duller, and the striations less intense 

 black; the feathers of the malar region white, with dusky bases, a few 

 assuming the red tips." {Hargitt.) 



''A well-marked species which takes the place of T. javensis in Panaon, 

 Leyte, and Samar. Quite abundant in Samar. Usually nu^t with in the 

 forest. Occasionally seen in second growth. 



Three males average, 434 in lengtii ; wing, 198; tail, 159; culmen, 51; 

 tarsus, 33; middle toe witli claw, 48. Two females, length, 419; wing. 

 201; tail, 154; culmen, 47; tarsus, 32; middle toe with claw, 41. L'is 

 light yellow; legs and feet light slate; nails nearly l)lack; ui)])er nunidiblc 

 black, lower grayish white." (Bourns and Woncsfcr MS.) 



