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BIRDS OF THE HAWAIIAN GROUP. 



Genus CHI<0 RIDOPS Wilson. 



FIG. 14. C. KONA. 



Female: Above, decided olive green, more olive on Uie upper tail coverts, and 



with dark centres to the feathers of the head, producing a scaled appearance; under 



parts of the abdomen and flanks yellowish olive; under tail coverts whitish; quills and 



tail feathers brown with olive edgings on the outer web; bill extremely thick and 



cluniS3-. ( Male probably brighter? ) Length 6.00-6.50, wing 3.30-3.45, culmen .70, 



depth of bill .70, width of bill .60, tarsus .85-.90, toe .85. Hah. Hawaii. 



109. C. ko'na Wil.son. 



Family MEI/IPHAG'ID^.— Honey-eatkrs. 



Gciicia. 



With no white feathers about the eye; nostrils operculate; first primar}- about 



half the length of the second; secondaries three-fourths the length of the wing; tip of 



the wing formed by the fourth, fifth and sixth primaries. ( Sub-famih* Me/ip/iagiiue.) 



a. Smaller; wing less than 5.00; tail black or brownish black ; with or without 



pectoral tufts . (Page 56.) Moho.'' 



aa. Larger; wing more tiian 5.00; tail brown or greenish brown. 



( Page 58. ) Chaetop'tila. 



Genus MOHO Les.son. 



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FIG. 15. M. NOBILIS. 



a. With no yellow pectoral tufts; tail feathers uniform blackish without any 

 trace of white on the outer pair; crown black with a greyish cast; upper surface brown 



52 Since it is doubtful if Moho should ever have been set aside, to accord with the Stricklan-lian code, and since it is certain that bv the 

 A. O. V. code Moho would stand against Arrulorerctts, it is preferable to use the ft^rmer name for this genus. 



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