Carpophaga pickeringii Cassin,
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. (1854), 7, 228; Ornith. Wilkes
Exped. (1858), 267, pl. 27.
Carpophaga pickeringi Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1893),
21, 201; Sharpe, Hand-List (1899), 1, 65.
Muscadivora pickeringi McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906),
11.
A-bu-un, Cagayancillo.
Cagayancillo [6] (McGregor); Cagayan Sulu (Guillemard); Sibutu
(Everett); Sulu (Guillemard). Mantanani Islands, Lawas River,
northwest Borneo.
"Adult male.--Head and under parts grayish vinous, changing into
pure gray on lower hind neck and upper mantle; frontal edge, a ring
of feathers round eyes, and chin whitish; back, rump, and wings
grayish green (in some specimens with a slight brown tinge), with a
metallic luster in some lights; longer upper tail-coverts and tail
above metallic bottle-green; primaries mealy green, especially on
outer webs; under surface of wings and tail gray; under tail-coverts
gray with a reddish tinge. 'Iris crimson; bill light lead-gray; feet
dull crimson.' (Everett.) Length, about 400; wing, 240; tail, 173;
bill, 20; tarsus, 28.
"Female.--Similar to the male." (Salvadori.)
This species was very abundant on Cagayancillo where it fed entirely
on young leaves of trees.