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by its altogether brighter plumage above and below, and by the brilliant 

 golden yellow frontal band, which forms a conspicuous patch on the lores 

 and in front of the eyes. 



"Adult male. — Length, about 114; wing, 47 to 53; tail, 35.5 to 38; 

 tarsus, 15. 



"Adult female. — Length, about 114; wing, 49.5 to 52; tail, 35.5 

 to 38; tarsus, 15." {Grant.) 



A male from Bataan Province, Luzon, measures : Wing, 50 ; tail, 

 35 ; culmen from base, 12 ; bill from nostril, 8 ; tarsus, 15. 



619. ZOSTEROPS NIGRORUM Tvveeddale. 



NEGKOS SILVEREYE. 



Zosterops nigrorum Tweeddale, Proc. ZooL Soc. (1878), 286; Gadow, Cat. 

 Birds Brit. Mus. (1884), 9, 186; Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 232 

 (habits); McGbegoe and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 95. 



Cresta de Gallo (McGregor); Masbate [Bourns d Worcester, McGregor); 

 Negros (Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns d Worcester, Whitehead) ; Panay, (Steere 

 Exp., Bourns d Worcester) ; Ticao (McGregor) . 



Adult. — Similar to Z. aureiloris. Above dark olive-yellow; frontal 

 band and lores bright lemon-yellow; a black line under eye; eye-ring 

 interrupted in front by a small black spot; sides of head and neck like 

 the back ; chin and throat lemon-yellow, becoming more greenish on 

 breast and abdomen. In general color this species is much greener than 

 Z. aureiloris or other related species. Iris greenish white; bill dark 

 above, bluish liorn-color below; legs plumbeous; nails light horn-color. 

 A male from Masbate measures: Length, 114; wing, 53; tail, 37; 

 culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 8; tarsus, 15. A female from 

 Masbate, wing, 52; tail, 36; culmen from base, 12; bill from nostril, 

 7.5 ; tarsus, 15. 



"Found in abundance about flowering trees in the forest together with 

 Bunbirds and Diaeidw. Ten males average: Length, 114; wing, 55; 

 tail, 40 ; culmen, 14 ; tarsus, 15 ; middle toe with claw, 14.4 Nine 

 females, length. 111; wing, 53.5; tail, 39; culmen, 1.3.7; tarsus, 14.4 

 middle toe with claw, 14. Iris light lirown ; legs and feet pale slaty; 

 bill same color. Breeding in Negros in the month of January." {Bourns 

 and Worcester MS.) 



620. ZOSTEROPS GOODFELLOWI Hartert. 



G00DFELL0W8 SILVEKEYE. 



Zosterops goodfellowi Hartert, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club (1903), 14, 13; 

 McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 96; Grant, Ibis (1906), 

 473. 



Mindanao (^Goodfellow) . 



Male. — Above olive-green ; forehead and line over eye drab ; ear-coverts 

 dull green ; lores blackish ; no white eye-ring ; chin and fore throat buffy 



