50 BOURNS AND WORCESTER: PRELIMINARY NOTES. 



tipped with, rusty brown. Wing-coverts rusty brown with faint 

 dark shaft markings appearing. Upper surface of wing black, 

 faintly metallic, all the feathers edged with rusty brown. Under 

 surface of body uniform light brown. Wing-coverts white strongly 

 washed with brown at tips. White spot on inner webs of primaries 

 appearing. Under surface of tail dull metallic blue, each feather 

 with several spots of white. 



A bird nearly grown shows numerous brown feathers on head and 

 back. Primaries washed with rusty brown, primary coverts uni- 

 form brown. Throat, chin and upper breast nearly black. A third 

 has general color of adult but some feathers of head, nape, primary 

 coverts, breast and abdomen as well as tips of some of the 

 secondaries are washed with rusty brown. 



Bolbopsittacus intermedius Salvad. 



Bolbsittacus intermedius Salvad., Cat. B. Brit. Mas. xx. p. 505, pi. xiii. 

 (1891). 



We are happy to be able to establish the habitat of Count Sal- 

 vadori's B. intermedius. Pour specimens were secured near Cat- 

 bologan, Samar. An adult male agrees perfectly with Salvadori's 

 description and excellent figure and there is no room for doubt as 

 to the identity of the Samar birds. 



The female has never been described. It differs from the male in 

 having the blue of the head confined to the throat, the cheeks being 

 light green. Around eye a ring of green lighter than that of 

 crown. The blue collar is replaced by an indistinct collar of faint 

 orange yellow. Rump only slightly lighter than back and green, 

 not yellow as in male. Under surface slightly lighter and more 

 yellowish. Thighs green iiistead of yellow. 



A young male is like the female but has less blue on sides of 

 throat. 



Loriculus worcesteri Steere. 



Loriculus Worcester! Steere, List B. & M. Steere Exped. p. 8(1890). 

 Loriculus apidalis Salvad. (Part. Samar & Leyte only), Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 XX. p. 528 (1>:91). 



Count Salvadori identifies L. worcesteri with L apicalis. He 

 records a single specimen collected by Mr. E. L. Moseley of the 

 Steere Expedition, as being in the British Museum collection. We 

 are decidedly of the opinion that Dr. Steere's determination will 

 hold good and that Salvadori will agree with us when he has a 

 larger series of specimens at his disposal. The Marquis of Tweed- 

 dale noted certain differences between the birds of this genus col- 



