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showing most yellow on the upper tail coverts and outer edge of primaries and tail 

 feathers; with a whitish yellow super-loral stripe; lower parts grey washed with yel- 

 low. Length 4.50-4.70, wing 2.45 ( ? wing 2.75? ), tail i. 75-1. 95, citlmen .60-.70, depth 

 of bill .16, tarsus .80-.95, toe .65. Hab. Maui. 



78. C. wilson'i (Roths). Maui Amakihi. 



dd. Trifle smaller; tarsus .75-. 82; centre of breast more olive 



yellow. Length about 4.50, wing 2.40-2.60, tail i. 65-1. 95, culmen .55-.65, depth of 



bill .16, toe .60. Hab. Molokai. 



79. C. kalaa'na (\Vii..sox)^'. Molokai Amakihi. 



bb. Adults averaging smaller in size; with weaker bills; beak not more 

 than .60; wing not more than 2.60. 



e. Above yellowish green, yellowest on the rump; bright 

 yellow on the chest. 



f. Abdomen showing more white ; rump not so decided 

 yellowish olive; wing coverts, primaries and tail feathers edged with olive green; edge 

 of wing vcllowish; under wing coverts white; lores, together with a scarcely percepti- 

 ble streak over the base of the upper mandible, blackish ; super-loral stripe indistinct 

 yellow. Female: Grev olive green, greyest on the head ; more tawu}- on the rump; 

 wings and tail edged with olive; secondaries outer edge at tip white; median and 

 greater wing coverts tipped with white or ochraceous white; greyish on the throat 

 with more or less wash of yellow passing to tawny white on the breast, and fulvous 

 on lower flanks. Young tiiairs: Showing more vellow and olive on the under parts. 

 Length 4.75-5.10, wing 2.45-2.60, tail i. 70-1. 80, culmen .56-. 60, depth of bill .16, 



•tarsus .80, toe .86. Hab. Oahu. 



80. C. chloris (Cab). Oahu Amakihi. 



flf. Back olive yellow, becoming decided vellow olive on 

 the rump; less olive below; lores grevish sooty; super-loral stripe less strongly con- 

 trasted with the adjacent parts. Female: Back quite olive grey, yellowest on the 

 rump ; lores darkest ; super-loral stripe quite distinct ; lower parts yellowish grey with 

 olive. Length 4.20-4.40, wing 2.35-2.50, tail i. 70-1. 80, culmen .60, tarsus .75-.85, 



toe .65. Hab. Lanai. 



81. C. chloridoi'des^M \Vii..soN ). I^anai Amakihi. 



*^ Differing but slightly from typical C chJorii, and Mr, Wilson's propt)sed Iaiiuii species ( \ c/ilm idoidt'^. Selected specimens from a short 

 senea of spring birds (May to June) show the following fairly constant differences. A/a/t'i : Under parts of kakutiia more olive and golden 

 than in (V^/f';'/(/o/(/f'j. which in turn is less lemon yellow than in typical i/ihiis; color of feet and beak similar; ^■<7/i7a«a duller olive yellow 

 above than r///(>/"/i'. which is duller than (///(';v(/('/(//'i which is decidedly yellowish olive on the rump ; lores of ^'(//cawi? blackest, chloridoides 

 next, while r/ihi is is decidedly greyish sooty ; super-loral stripe most extensive in kalaana, brightest in chloi /i, and least contrasted with the 

 adjacent parts ill r/;7()77(/(>/(^ci. With the females ^'(//crti;^ is lightest olive grey above, quite light over the upper mantle and differing from 

 chloi is, which is deeper, and from cUloi idoidcs in being less olive grey : rump and tail coverts of kahiana grey with but slight olive cast ; chloris 

 is tawny olive, while chloridoides is olive green ; lores of kalaana smoky grey, not differing from chloris, but lighter than thloridoidcs where 

 t hey are sooty ; super-loral stripes in kalaai/a yellower and more noticeable than in chloris, and less so than in chloridoides which is quite a de- 

 cided yellow; below, /'rt/tuiHrt greyish olive white with yellow wash; chloris wilh more grey and less yellow; chloridoides yellowish olive. 

 Hence, male kalaana has the under parts more olive and golden, duller olive yellow above ; lores blackest; super-loral stripe more extended; 

 otherwise similar to (///(^r/i. I-'eiuale : Lighter olive grey above, quite light over the mantle: rump similar to upper mantle; lores smok\- 

 grey; super-loral stripe more noticeable than in chhnis : below, greyish olive washed with yellow ; differing least from chloris Hoth kalaana 

 and chloridoides seem to be species of only sub-specific value. 



*- See note to C. kalaana. 



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