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in the specimens from Mindanao. In the old males the whole back ap- 

 pears to be golden orange, about the apical half of the feathers being 

 golden orange. In the females it is as strong, or nearly so, as in the 

 males, or in some specimens less developed, though always evident." 

 (Hartert.) 



Male. Length, 152; wing, 94; tail, 47; culmen from cere, 15. 



Female. Wing, 94; tail, 51; culmen from cere, 12. 



"The Basilan birds differ from Mindanao birds in having the nape 

 scarlet, not golden, and in having the feathers of the back broadly tipped 

 with orange. The back shows nearly as much color as in L. clirysonotus. 

 The species is very rare in Basilan however, and while we think it prob- 

 able that the Mindanao and Basilan birds may eventually be separated, 

 we do not feel warranted in establishing a new species with so small an 

 amount of material at our disposal. 



"Two males average, 159 in length; wing, 89; tail, 44; culmen, 14; 

 tarsus, 97; middle toe with claw, 15. Four females, length, 144; wing, 

 83; tail, 45; culmen, 13; tarsus, 12; middle toe with claw, 17. Legs and 

 feet orange; nails black; bill scarlet." (Bourns and Worcester MS.) 



257. LORICULUS WORCESTER! Steere. 

 WORCESTER'S COLASISI. 



Loriculus worcesteri STEERE, List Birds & Mams. Steere Exped. (1890), 6; 

 SHARPE, Hand-List (1900), 2, 36; MCGREGOR and WORCESTER, Hand- 

 List (1906), 50. 



Loriculus apicalis SALVADORI, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1891), 20, 528 (part). 



Co-si, Bohol. 



Bohol (Everett, McGregor) ; Leyte (Everett, Steere Exp., Whitehead) ; Samar 

 (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead). 



* 



Adult male. Entire forehead and crown red, tinged with orange on 

 occiput where it tapers to a point; back and mantle slightly tinged with 

 yellow; red throat-patch much smaller than in L. philippensis and min- 

 dorensis. Length, 152 ; wing, 88 ; tail, 45 ; culmen from cere, 15. 



Adult female. Top of head similar to that of the male; cheeks- and 

 upper throat light blue; throat and breast yellowish green. Length, 152 ; 

 wing, 94 ; tail, 48 ; culmen from cere, 13. 



"L. worcesteri is scarce about Catbalogan, and as there are no coconut 

 groves near the town, we had great trouble in securing a good series of 

 specimens, being less fortunate in this respect than was the Steere Expe- 

 dition. Measurements from two males: Wing, 91; tail, 43; culmen, 15; 

 tarsus, 10; middle toe with claw, 18. Iris dark brown; legs and feet 

 orange; bill red; nails black." (Bourns and Worcester MS.) 



