Length, about 150 mm.; bill compressed; tail short, rectrices slightly graduated and extending a little beyond tail-coverts; general color grass-green, more yellowish below; forehead, rump, and upper tail-coverts scarlet; tail green above, blue below; under surface of primaries black, widely edged with blue on inner webs; adult males with a large, oval scarlet spot on throat and breast; bases of the feathers yellow; adult females and immature males with blue cheeks; young in first plumage with scarlet rump and tail-coverts, but neither blue nor red on head. Species. [38] a1. Bill orange red. b1. No blue on crown. c1. Red on head confined to the forehead. d1. Rectrices dark green above, with very little if any blue. e1. Interscapular region golden yellow, more or less tinged with orange; in the adult male a red patch on throat and cheeks green; in female no red patch on throat; cheeks and chin bluish. ... chrysonotus (p. 288) e2. Interscapular region green, with no golden orange tinge; cheeks green in the male, bluish in the female. f1. A golden-orange band on hind neck, more or less orange-yellow on the crown. g1. Vertex bright orange-yellow, sharply defined in the male; slightly tinged with orange and cheeks blue in female. h1. Orange crown-patch larger. ... regulus (p. 288) h2. Orange crown-patch smaller. ... bournsi (p. 289) g2. Vertex and hind neck with a very slight yellow tinge, both in males and females; female like that of regulus. ... philippensis (p. 290) f2. No orange band on hind neck or at most only a trace; red of forehead ending sharply against bright green of crown. ... mindorensis (p. 290) d2. Rectrices dark green above, lateral rectrices deep blue toward the tips. ... siquijorensis (p. 291) c2. Red on head continuous from forehead to nape and becoming orange on nape. d1. Crown-patch wider, spreading out posteriorly and ending broadly. e1. Back less heavily washed with golden yellow. ... apicalis (p. 292) e2. Back more heavily washed with golden yellow. ... dohertyi (p. 292) d2. Crown-patch narrower, tapering sharply to a point posteriorly. ... worcesteri (p. 293) a2. Bill black. b1. A deep blue spot on middle of crown. ... galgulus (p. 294) b2. No blue on crown. ... bonapartei (p. 294) 249. LORICULUS CHRYSONOTUS Sclater. CEBU COLASISI. Loriculus chrysonotus Sclater, Ibis (1872), 324, pl. 11; Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1891), 20, 522; Sharpe, Hand-List (1900), 2, 36; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 50. Co-lan'-si, Toledo, Cebu. Cebu (Meyer, Steere, Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor).