Loriculus worcesteri Steere, List Birds & Mams. Steere
Exped. (1890), 6; Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 36; McGregor and
Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 50.
Loriculus apicalis Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1891), 20,
528 (part).
Co-si, Bohol.
Bohol (Everett, McGregor); Leyte (Everett, Steere Exp., Whitehead);
Samar (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead).
Adult male.--Entire forehead and crown red, tinged with orange on
occiput where it tapers to a point; back and mantle slightly tinged
with yellow; red throat-patch much smaller than in L. philippensis
and mindorensis. Length, 152; wing, 88; tail, 45; culmen from cere, 15.
Adult female.--Top of head similar to that of the male; cheeks and
upper throat light blue; throat and breast yellowish green. Length,
152; wing, 94; tail, 48; culmen from cere, 13.
"L. worcesteri is scarce about Catbalogan, and as there are no coconut
groves near the town, we had great trouble in securing a good series
of specimens, being less fortunate in this respect than was the Steere
Expedition. Measurements from two males: Wing, 91; tail, 43; culmen,
15; tarsus, 10; middle toe with claw, 18. Iris dark brown; legs and
feet orange; bill red; nails black." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)