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is retained as in Eudrepanis duyvenbodei and Anthreptis malac- 

 censis. On a few occasions yellow is used in a conspicuous 

 manner in the male, and in these cases it is not retained in the 

 female : as, for instance, in the male of Ginnyris adelberti, 



MALES 



50 



30 



10 



G B R O Y W Bl Br 



FEMALES 



60 



■ 40 



■ 20 



10 



R O Y W 



Pierinae (60) 

 Diagram No. II. 



Bl 



Br 



where it forms a fan-shaped patch on the throat, surrounded 

 by a large area of black. As further evidence that yellow 

 is a relatively inconspicuous colour, it may be mentioned that 

 in the Loriidse red in the male or in the adults is occasionally 



