PADDA. 687 



season; the mantle is also washed with rufous like the inner secondaries. 



a The adult female in breeding plumage differs hut little from the 

 male, being duller in color and rather browner on the mantle,, which is 

 very broadly streaked with black; it is further distinguished by the 

 absence of the black lores and chin spot. Length., 120; culmen, 11.4; 

 wing, 70 ; tail, 53 ; tarsus, 18. 



"Young birds in winter plumage. Only differ from the plumage of 

 the adult female in being rather more olive-brown, with the refescent 

 edges to the feathers of the mantle and inner secondaries broad and 

 strongly pronounced; lower back and rump uniform ashy olive; the 

 under surface of the body is clear yellow, with a tinge of saffron-color 

 on the throat and chest." (Sharpc.) 



The Japanese yellow bunting is a somewhat abundant but incon- 

 spicuous migrant in the Philippine Islands. It was found in Calayan 

 Island in November and in Tarlac Province, Luzon, in the month of 

 March. It has also been taken in the vicinity of Manila. 



Family PLOCEID^. 



Bill short and very stout, both deep and broad; culmen flat and 

 slightly curved; outline of bill, viewed from above, kite-shaped; nostrils 

 small and round, pierced near the frontal feathers and situated. nearer 

 to the culmen than to the cutting edges; primaries ten. 



Subfamily VIDUINvE. 



First primary narrow and pointed, shorter than primary-coverts. All 

 the Philippine members of this subfamily are of small size and social 

 habits. 



Genera. 



a 1 . Forehead not blue; sides of breast not green. 



6*. Larger; width of bill at nostril little more than one-half the culmen from 



base; tail slightly rounded Padda (p. 687) 



I)-. Smaller; width of bill at nostril about two-thirds of culmen from base; 

 tail wedge-shaped, the central pair of rectrices pointed. 



o 1 . Tips of central rectrices more acute Munia (p. 688) 



c 3 . Tips of central rectrices pointed but less acute TJroloncha (p. 691) 



a 2 . Forehead blue; sides of breast green Reichenowia (p. 692) 



Genus PADDA Eeichenbach, 1850. 



Bill large, length of culmen about twice the width of upper mandible ; 

 tail nearly square; rectrices but slightly, if at all, pointed; legs and feet 

 stout. Head and chin black ; a large white patch covering face and ear- 

 coverts; young with under parts buff and the head without the black and 

 white markings. 



