654 MANUAL OF i'lIII.IPPIXK I'.IRDS. 



Female. — Similar to the female of C. spcraia. A female from Calayan 

 measures: Wing, 52; tail, 31: culmcn from l)<ise, 1(5: hill from nostril, 

 14; tarsus, 14.5. 



666. CINNYRiS JULI/E (Tweeddale). 



JULIA'S SUNBIRD. 



Nectaroj)hila juliw Tweeduale, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1877), 535; Challenger 



Report, Zool. (1881), 2, pt. 8, figs. 2 & 3. 

 Cinnyris juU(r Stieli.ey, ^Monogr. Nectarin. pts. 7 & 8 (1878), 135, pi. 44; 



Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. ]Vlus. (1884), 9, 64; McGregor and Worcester, 



Hand-List (1906), 99. 



Basilan {Steere Exp., Bourns <£- Worcester, McGregor) ; Malanipa (Murray) ; 

 Mindanao (Everett) ; Sulu (Guillemard) ; Tawi Tawi (Bonnts d- Worcester, 

 Everett) . 



Male. — Above similar to the male of C. sperata; chin, throat, and 

 chest metallic amethystine; breast bright lemon-yellow to cadmium- 

 yellow, lighter posteriorly and old birds with a patch of scarlet-vermilion 

 in the center of the breast ; abdomen and remainder of under parts dark 

 olive-green mixed with yellow. A male from Basilan measures: Wing, 

 50; tail, 31; culmen from base, 15; hill from nostril, 13; tarsus, 13.5. 



Female. — Similar to the female of C. sperata, but wing-feathers edged 

 with light claret-brown, this color extending faintly across the back; 

 general color of under parts bright apple-green shading into yellow on 

 middle of breast and abdomen. A female from Basilan measures : Wing, 

 45; tail, 27; culmen from base, 16; bill from nostril, 14; tarsus, 13.5. 



"Nine males average: Length, 98; wing, 49; tail, 30; culmen, 19; 

 tarsus, 13; middle toe with claw, 13. A female measures, length, 98; 

 wing, 47; tail, 28; culmeu, 19; tarsus, 14; middle toe with claw, 13. 

 Iris dark brown ; bill, legs, feet, and nails black. Green caterpillars were 

 found in the stomach of one specimen.'' (Bounts unci }yorcostcr MS.) 



667. CINNYRIS FLAGRANS (Oustalet). 



FLAMING SUKBIRD. 



^thopyga fiayrans Ol'Stalet, Jour, de I'lnstitut (1876), 108. 



Cinnyris flagrans Shelley, Monogr. Nectarin. pt. 5 (1877), 147; pts. 11 



& 12 (1880), pi. 47, fig. 2; Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1884), 9, 88; 



Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 2.30 (habits); McGRECiOR and Worcester, 



Hand-List (1906), 99. 

 Cinnyris excillens Grant, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club (1895), 4, 18; Ibis (1R95), 



255, 275. 



Catanduanes (Whitehead); Luzon (Laglaise, Whitehead). 



"Adult male. — Forehead and chin metallic violet ; upper tail-coverts 

 metallic green; tail black, edged with metallic green and violet; the 

 mantle, back, and outer edges of the dark bro^^^l wings olive-yellow; 

 chin, sides of head, sides of neck, and fore neck black, this color 

 extending likewise over the sides of the u])per In-east; no pectoral tufts; 



