IOLB. 511 



486. IOLE CINEREICEPS Bourns and Worcester. 

 ASHY-HEADED BULBUL. 



lole cinereiceps BOUENS and WORCESTER, Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. 

 Papers (1894), 1, 25; SHARPE, Hand-List (1901), 3, 314; McGREGOR 

 and WORCESTER, Hand-List (1906), 79. 



Romblon (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor) ; Tablas (Bourns & Worcester, 

 Celestino ) . 



Adult. Entire top of head slate-gray, bases of the feathers olive- 

 brown, the shafts nearly black; chin and throat white, streaked with 

 pale yellow; otherwise very similar to lole siquijorensis. A male 

 measures: Wing, 126; tail, 115; culmen from base, 32; bill from nostril, 

 21; tarsus, 22. A female, wing, 122; tail, 111; culmen from base, 30; 

 bill from nostril, 19 ; tarsus, 24. 



"The ashy-headed bulbul occurs in the open, but is far more abundant 

 in the woods. Eleven males from Romblon measure : Length, 288 ; wing, 

 131; tail, 115; culmen, 35; tarsus, 22; middle toe with claw, 26. Four 

 females from the same locality, length, 274 ; wing, 122 ; tail, 109 ; culmen, 

 33; tarsus, 22; middle toe with claw, 25. Males and females from 

 Tablas average slightly less in length, but are otherwise identical with 

 Romblon birds. Iris, legs, feet, and nails very dark brown; bill black." 

 (Bourns and Worcester MS.) 



487. IOLE MONTICOLA Bourns and Worcester. 

 MOUNTAIN BULBUL, 



lole monticola BOURNS and WORCESTER, Minnesota Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. 

 Papers (1894), 1, 25; Sharpe, Hand-List (1901), 3, 314; McGREGOR 

 and WORCESTER, Hand-List (1906), 79. 

 Cebu (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor). 



Adult. Very similar to lole siquijorensis but smaller; top of head 

 lighter seal-brown; forehead washed with slate-gray; mantle and back 

 more ruddy; ear-coverts tawny; chin and fore throat almost solid white. 

 A male measures: Wing, 127; tail, 117; culmen from base, 32; bill from 

 nostril, 21; tarsus, 22. 



"lole monticola differs from lole siquijorensis, its nearest ally, in its 

 more ruddy upper surface, its lighter head with a wash of ashy gray 

 on front of crown, in its lighter ear-coverts and tawny throat, and in its 

 lighter under wing- and tail-coverts. So far as our observation goes it 

 is a highland form. It was invariably met with by us in the forest on 

 the tops and sides of the hills in central Cebu and was never seen in open 

 or flat country." (Bourns and Worcester.) 



"Three males average: Length, 267; wing, 121; tail, 111; culmen, 

 31; tarsus, 22; middle toe with claw, 24. A female measures, 260 in 



