Hyloterpe winchelli Bourns and Worcester, Minnesota
Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1894), 1, 21; Sharpe, Hand-List
(1903), 4, 313; Grant, Ibis (1896), 549; Whitehead, Ibis (1899),
225; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 93.
Hyloterpe major Bourns and Worcester, Minnesota
Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1884), 1, 22.
Cebu (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Masbate (Bourns & Worcester,
McGregor); Negros (Bourns & Worcester, Whitehead, Celestino);
Panay (Bourns & Worcester); Sibuyan (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor);
Tablas (Bourns & Worcester); Ticao (McGregor).
Adult.--Top of head vandyke-brown; back, rump, and edges of
wing-feathers and of rectrices reddish brown (near mars-brown of
Ridgway); auriculars slightly lighter; sides of neck and of breast
similar to the back; under parts white; chest, flanks, and thighs
washed with hair-brown. Iris brown or dark red; bill black; legs and
nails pale blue or slate-gray. Length, about 170 mm. A male from Cebu
measures: Wing, 94; tail, 74; culmen from base, 20; bill from nostril,
12; tarsus, 23. A male from Ticao, wing, 88; tail, 68; culmen from
base, 17; bill from nostril, 11; tarsus, 20. A female from Sibuyan,
wing, 86; tail, 68; culmen from base, 17; bill from nostril, 11;
tarsus, 22.
"Quite common in the forests of the islands named. Rather a shy
bird. Has a pleasant whistling note, and may be readily called
up. Three males from Negros measure as follows: Wing, 82; tail, 69;
culmen, 18.5; tarsus, 20.5; middle toe with claw, 19. Three females
from Panay, wing, 81; tail, 66.5; culmen, 17.5; tarsus, 20.5; middle
toe with claw, 18. Length measurement not taken in the flesh on any
of the above. Two males from Masbate average 165 in length, and a
female from same place measures 162. Bill black; iris brown; legs,
feet, and nails light slate." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)