Æthopyga bonita Bourns and Worcester, Minnesota
Acad. Nat. Sci. Occ. Papers (1894), 1, 17; McGregor and Worcester,
Hand-List (1906), 98.
Cebu (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Masbate (Bourns & Worcester,
McGregor); Negros (Celestino); Panay (Bourns & Worcester); Ticao
(McGregor).
Male.--Very similar to the male of Æ. arolasi, but the yellow of
throat, breast, and rump gamboge or dark lemon-yellow instead of
lemon-yellow and the red streaks on breast more conspicuous. Iris
dark brown; bill, legs, and nails black. A male from Cebu measures:
Wing, 44; tail, 32.5; culmen from base, 17; bill from nostril, 14;
tarsus, 14.
Female.--Similar to the female of Æ. arolasi, but the rump pale yellow
and the under parts washed with light yellowish green very much as
in the female of Æ. shelleyi. A female from Cebu, wing, 42; tail,
23; culmen from base, 17; bill from nostril, 13; tarsus, 13.
"Four males average: Length, 94; wing, 43; tail, 32; culmen, 18;
tarsus, 14; middle toe with claw, 13. Three females, length, 89;
wing, 40; tail, 24; culmen, 17; tarsus, 13; middle toe with claw,
12. Iris dark brown; bill, legs, feet, and nails black. Breeding in
Cebu in the month of June." (Bourns and Worcester MS.)