﻿THE BIRDS OF BATAN, ETC. 



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Cisticola cisticola (Temm.). 



Two males from Batan, May 20 and June 14 are. I believe, of this species and 

 the birds collected by me on Fuga and Calayan in 1903 seem to be C. cisticola and 

 not C. cxilis as recorded. This bird is fairly abundant in Batan where it is well 

 known as *'gug-nas'." 



Zosterops batan is sp. nov. 



Bonaparte's name Zosteiops meyeni is based on Dicaitm flavum of Kittlitz 

 the locality of which is given as "Luzon." In default of a more exact locality 

 I shall consider that specimens coming from Manila and its vicinity represent 

 Zosterops meyeni. 



Typical specimen. — Xo. 4296, £ adult; Bureau of Science Collection; Malate, 

 Manila, P. I.; April 27, 1904; McGregor, Celestino, and Canton. 



Description of Zosterops meyeni. — Above, including wings and tail, olive-yellow, 

 brighter on forehead and tail-coverts; narrow ring of feathers about eye, silky- 

 white; below this slightly dusky; lores, bright olive-yellow; chin, throat, fore- 

 breast, and under tail-coverts, bright yellow; center of breast and abdomen, faintly 

 washed with yellow. Total length 4.0 inches: wing, 2.05; tail, 1.48; exposed 

 culmen, 0.40; tarsus, 0.66; middle toe with claw, 0.54. 



Zosterops batanis sp. nov. 



Xo. 6357, <$ adult; Bureau of Science Collection; Batan Island, Batanes, E. I.; 

 May 28, 1907; McGregor and Celestino. 



Specific characters. — Similar to Zosterops meyeni but much larger, the fore-' 

 head brighter and more extensively yellow. 



Description of type. — Above, yellowish-green or light olive-yellow; brighter on 

 crown, rump, and upper tail-coverts; lores and frontal band, bright -yellow ; eye 

 surrounded by a ring of silky, white feathers, interrupted in front by a small, 

 dusky spot; an indistinct, dusky line below eye circle; auriculars and sides of 

 neck, light yellowish-green, like crown; chin, throat, breast, and lower tail-coverts, 

 bright yellow, like forehead; a faint yellow wash down middle of breast and 

 abdomen; wing-coverts, olive-yellow, like back, quills blackish and, except first 

 primary, edged with olive-yellow; inner webs margined with white; edge of wing, 

 light yellow; axillaries and wing lining, white, faintly washed with yellow; rec- 

 trices blackish, edged with olive-yellow. Upper mandible black, lower mandible 

 and legs, leaden-blue; nails brown; irides, light brown. Length, 5.0 inches; wing, 

 2.30; tail, 1.73; exposed culmen, 0.48; tarsus, 0.72; middle toe with claw, 0.64. 



Cotype. — Xo. 6390, $ adult; Bureau of Science Collection; Batan Island, Bata- 

 nes, P. I.; May 30, 1907; McGregor and Celestino. 



Description. — The female is similar to the male. Wing, 2.20: tail, 1.60: ex- 

 posed culmen, 0.46: tarsus. 0.72: middle toe with claw, 0.61. 



Measurements of five males of Zosterops batanis. 



Date. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Exposed 



culmen. 



Tarsus. 



May 28 

 June 5 

 June 9 

 June 10 

 June 11 



2.30 

 2.27 

 2.27 

 2.28 

 2.28 



1.66 

 1.66 

 1.64 



1.67 

 1.69 



0.45 

 .46 

 .50 

 .49 

 .49 



0.72 

 .68 

 .73 

 .71 



.70 



