Dicæum besti Steere, List Birds & Mams. Steere Exped. (1890),
22; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 97.
Pis-pis, Siquijor.
Siquijor (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Celestino).
Male.--Similar to the male of D. cinereigulare, but the throat
clear ashy gray, not washed with yellow; rump with a slightly yellow
wash. Wing, 52; tail, 27; culmen from base, 13; bill from nostril,
9; tarsus, 14.
Female.--Plumbeous above; rump, tail-coverts, and center of back
greenish yellow; chin pale yellow; throat and chest ashy gray;
middle of breast and of abdomen and tail-coverts rich lemon-yellow;
sides and flanks ashy gray, washed with tea-green; primaries edged
with cinereous. Wing, 50; tail, 25; culmen from base, 12; bill from
nostril, 8; tarsus, 13.
"Eighteen males average: Length, 142; wing, 52; tail, 26; culmen, 14;
tarsus, 13; middle toe with claw, 14. Fifteen females, length, 140;
wing, 50; tail, 25; culmen, 14; tarsus, 12.7; middle toe with claw,
13. Legs, feet, nails, and bill black. Breeding in February." (Bourns
and Worcester MS.)