Nectarophila juliæ Tweeddale, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1877), 535;
Challenger Report, Zool. (1881), 2, pt. 8, figs. 2 & 3.
Cinnyris juliæ Shelley, Monogr. Nectarin. pts. 7 & 8 (1878), 135,
pl. 44; Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1884), 9, 64; McGregor and
Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 99.
Basilan (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Malanipa
(Murray); Mindanao (Everett); Sulu (Guillemard); Tawi Tawi
(Bourns & Worcester, Everett).
Male.--Above similar to the male of C. sperata; chin, throat, and chest
metallic amethystine; breast bright lemon-yellow to cadmium-yellow,
lighter posteriorly and old birds with a patch of scarlet-vermilion
in the center of the breast; abdomen and remainder of under parts dark
olive-green mixed with yellow. A male from Basilan measures: Wing, 50;
tail, 31; culmen from base, 15; bill from nostril, 13; tarsus, 13.5.
Female.--Similar to the female of C. sperata, but wing-feathers edged
with light claret-brown, this color extending faintly across the back;
general color of under parts bright apple-green shading into yellow on
middle of breast and abdomen. A female from Basilan measures: Wing, 45;
tail, 27; culmen from base, 16; bill from nostril, 14; tarsus, 13.5.
"Nine males average: Length, 98; wing, 49; tail, 30; culmen, 19;
tarsus, 13; middle toe with claw, 13. A female measures, length,
98; wing, 47; tail, 28; culmen, 19; tarsus, 14; middle toe with
claw, 13. Iris dark brown; bill, legs, feet, and nails black. Green
caterpillars were found in the stomach of one specimen." (Bourns and
Worcester MS.)