536 MANUAL OF PHILIPPINE lilKDS. 



from base, 16 ; bill from nostril, 10 ; tarsus, 20. A female from Bohol, 

 wing, 59 ; tail, 53 ; eulmeu from base, 15 ; bill from nostril, 9 ; tarsus, 19. 



'X"!onimou in Mindanao and Samar. Habits exactly like those of M. 

 striaticeps. Four males average : Length, 144 ; wing, 60 ; tail, 56 ; culmen, 

 16.5 ; tarsus, 18.5 ; middle toe with claw, 19. Four females, length, 135 ; 

 wing, 55; tail, 54; culmen, 14.7; tarsus, 19; middle toe with claw, 18.5. 

 Iris light yellow- white ; legs, feet, and nails drab; bill nearly black, the 

 lower mandible slightly lighter than upper. 



"It is remarkable that the differences between M. striaticeps and M. 

 7nindanensis should have escaped the notice of naturalists until they 

 were pointed out by Doctor Steere. The two species are quite distinct, 

 and can be distinguished with absolute certainty." (Bourns and Wor- 

 cester MS.) 



"Mr. Wliitehead found a nest of this species [near Paranas, Samar, 

 June 15, 1896] containing three eggs. These were in such an advanced 

 stage of incubation that the young birds hatched out a few hours after 

 the eggs were placed in his room. Eggs pure white, thickly speckled 

 towards the larger end with dark red. The nest, a large ball of bamboo 

 leaves and loosely constructed, was placed close to the ground in old 

 forest." (Grant and Whitehead.) 



517. MACRONOUS MONTANUS Cifearns). 



MOUNTAIN TIT BABBLER. 



M acronoiis mindanensis montanus Mearns, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wusli. (1905), 



18, 4. 

 Macroiius montanus McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 82. 



Tah-go-saa or tah-go-say'-ahn, Bagobo; tar-man'-op, Moros of Pantar and Lake 

 Lanao. 



Mindanao ( Mearns ) . 



Adult male and feutale. — Similar to Macronous mindanensis minda- 

 nensis, but very much darker with heavier markings throughout; the 

 dark shaft-streaks are increased in area and intensity; the blackish 

 feathering of the uppei- side of the head occupies more ol' the nape; and 

 the back and rump are prout's brown instead of raw umber; the under 

 parts are dark from the throat backward, the flanks being dark Isabella 

 instead of clay-color. This mountain form (from Pantar at 610 meters 

 and Mount Apo at 1,220 meters) is slightly smaller than the subspecies 

 mindanensis. It is still farther removed from Macron oius striaticeps 

 Sharpe from the Island of Basilan." (Mearns.) 



