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Family DICAEID^. 



DICAEUM FLAMMEUM (Sparrman). 

 Motadlla flammea Sparrman, Mus. Carlson., fasc. 4, 1789, pi. 98 (Java). 

 One specimen, No. 181587, U.S.N.M.; taken, November 22, 1907. 

 Though marked "female," this bird is evidently a young male, 

 since it is in transition from the juvenal plumage to that of the adult, 

 and shows characteristic feathers of the male on head, back, and 

 scapulars. As nearly as is possible to determine from such an example, 

 it is identical with Javan birds. It can at least not be distinguished 

 from a juvenal male from Java. 



