LORICULUS.  2o5 
“Female-—No gular red patch, lores and cheeks blue. (Museum 
Rothschild.)” (Salvadori.) 
“Common in the scattering trees between the town of Sulu and the 
hills back of it. Found about flowering trees in Tawi Tawi. Bill of 
adult birds coal black. 
“Seven males from Tawi Tawi measure, 148 in length; wing, 90; tail, 
49; culmen, 14; tarsus, 10; middle toe with claw, 17. Six females from 
Sulu ‘measure, length, 144; wing, 93; tail, 50; culmen, 13; tarsus, 11; 
middle toe with claw, 19. Iris black; legs and feet light to dark brown ; 
nails black; bill black in adults, yellow in immature birds.” (Bourns and 
Worcester MS.) 
Order CORACITFORMES. 
FROGMOUTHS, ROLLERS, KINGFISHERS, HORNBILLS, BEEBIRDS, GOATSUCKERS, 
AND SWIFTS, 
Claw of hind toe shorter than that of third toe; two toes united for 
their basal joint; or, if toes are free, then the feet small and weak and 
gape deeply cleft. Toes usually three in front, one behind; in some, 
two in front and one behind; rarely, four in front and in pairs. Bill 
large and with a horny crest, often bright red in color, when not red the 
surface more or less sculptured (Bucerotes); or, bill long, straight, 
tapering, and sharp, usually red or black (Halcyones) ; or, bill slender 
and gently curved, tail long (Meropes) ; or, bill stout, gape wide (Coracie 
and Podargi); or, bill minute and weak, gape wide and deeply cleft 
(Caprimulgi and Micropodii). This order is an extremely unsatisfactory 
one as its members have few external characters of ordinal value. The 
suborders Caprimulgi and Micropodii seem to be particularly out of place. 
Suborders. 
a*. Bill large and strong, or very broad at base, or long and sharp; culmen greater 
than tarsus. 
b*. Bill very large, crested, or sides plicated, or both; birds of large size. 
Bucerotes (p. 326) 
b*. Bill long or broad, neither crested not plicated. 
c’. Bill long and tapering to a sharp point. 
ad. Middle tail-feathers not greatly prolonged; culmen straight or nearly so. 
Halcyones (p. 303) 
d’. Middle tail-feathers greatly prolonged; culmen gently decurved for its 
enbine) emp ultie:s... 3 eens. eee eae eres Sey eat Meropes (p. 339) 
c*, Bill short and wide; width at base more than half of culmen. 
d'. Nostrils exposed; colors black, blue, and bluish green in large masses. 
Coracie (p. 301) 
d@*. Nostrils hidden by stiff feathers; colors white, blackish brown, and 
rufous-brown in spots and vermiculations.................... Podargi (p. 296) 
a*, Bill small and weak, deeply cleft; culmen much less than tarsus (except in 
Hemiprocne) . 
b*. Wings when folded not reaching tip of tail; wings mottled and spotted with 
black and shades of reddish brown.............--2....---.s-2-+---+ Caprimulgi (p. 342) 
b’. Wings when folded reaching beyond tip of tail; wings blackish or steel-blue, 
MENGE THOULIEH: TOT, SPOttOd oie. on acca ngenstacancneensinnellonnes Micropodii (p. 350) 
