Thriponax javensis McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 66,
(part).
Thriponax multilunatus McGregor, Phil. Jour. Sci. (1907), 2,
sec. A, 285.
Basilan (Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor).
Adult male.--Forehead, crown, crest, and malar-stripe bright crimson,
the feathers whitish at base; nasal plumes blackish; lores and a wide
transocular band black; rest of upper parts, wings, and tail black;
second, third, and fourth primaries with a white spot at base of inner
web; third to seventh primaries with a white spot at tip of outer web;
inner secondaries white at base; chin, throat, and postauricular area
black, each feather narrowly margined with whitish, producing a striped
appearance; breast black, the feathers of fore part narrowly bordered
with buffy, producing a series of crescentic light marks; abdomen
and sides buffy white; thighs black, each feather widely bordered
with light buff; vent and tail-coverts black. Length in flesh, 420;
wing, 210; tail, 166; culmen from base, 52; tarsus, 29.
Adult female.--Forehead, crown, and malar-stripe black, otherwise
like the male. Wing, 215; tail, 185; culmen from base, 50; bill from
nostril, 38; tarsus, 31.