Loriculus regulus Worcester and Bourns,
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. Wash. (1898), 20, 557, no. 265 (part).
Loriculus bournsi McGregor, Bur. Govt. Laboratories, Manila
(1905), 25, 16; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 50.
Romblon (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Sibuyan (Bourns &
Worcester, McGregor); Tablas (Bourns & Worcester, Celestino).
Male.--Similar to L. regulus but the yellow patch on crown much
smaller. Wing, 97; tail, 46; culmen from front margin of cere, 14.
Female.--Similar to the female of L. regulus.
This form which is merely a subspecies of Loriculus regulus is abundant
in Romblon, Tablas, and Sibuyan.