CULMEN
NO. SEX LOCALITY WING TAIL TARSUS TO BASE
57,529 [Male] ad. Cagayan de Sulu 56 47 24 20
86,601 [Male] ad. Sibutu 54 45 23 20.5
REMARKS.--There are, in the U. S. N. M., three skins from Sibutu
similar in all respects to ours.
Birds from Palawan and Clulion Islands are somewhat smaller than those
from Sulu, but agree in color more nearly with them, than they do with
true _ruficeps_ of Borneo.
ZOSTEROPS FORBESI, sp. nov.
Two adult males from Camiguin Island, 2 August, 1921.
TYPE.--M. C. Z. 86,369 adult [Male], Camiguin Island, 2 August, 1921.
W. Cameron Forbes.
CHARACTERS.--Similar to _Z. basilanica_ Steere, but larger; upper
parts much brighter and yellower,--yellowish citrine rather more
strongly yellowish on head and upper tail coverts; yellow of under
parts brighter and clearer--bright yellow chrome.