Iyngipicus fulvifasciatus Hargitt, Ibis (1881), 598; Cat. Birds
Brit. Mus. (1890), 18, 333; Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 220.
Yungipicus basilanicus Steere, List Birds & Mams. Steere
Exped. (1890), 9.
Yungipicus fulvifasciatus McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List
(1906), 65.
Basilan (Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester); Mindanao
(Everett, Bourns & Worcester, Goodfellow, Celestino).
Male.--Above black, barred with white and washed with pale fawn;
forehead and crown seal-brown; ear-coverts and side of neck black;
a wide white stripe from above eye to side of nape; a conspicuous
bright red stripe on side of occiput; back and rump pale fawn;
lower parts strongly washed with light ocherous yellow; round spots
on breast much smaller than in preceding species; abdomen and sides
but faintly lined with black; no dark spots on crissum. Length of a
male from Basilan, 152; wing, 84; tail, 40; culmen from base, 19.
Female.--Similar to the male but without red patches on head. Length of
a female from Basilan, 147; wing, 82; tail, 43; culmen from base, 19.
"A younger male has the rump and upper tail-coverts uniform; the
white on the sides of the face and neck, chin and throat purer; the
spots on the chest and breast smaller, and the breast not so yellow;
the under wing-coverts less spotted with black, and the primaries
tipped with white." (Hargitt.)
"Quite abundant in low second growth in Basilan. Nine males from
that island average, 141 in length; wing, 81; tail, 39; culmen, 20;
tarsus, 15; middle toe with claw, 17.
"Three females, length, 149; wing, 84; tail, 38; tarsus, 14; middle
toe with claw, 17; culmen, 19. Iris reddish brown; legs and feet
dirty olive-yellow; nails brown; bill black, paler at base." (Bourns
and Worcester MS.)