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base, giving the appearance of indistinct longitudinal 

 stripes, which are more distinct on the feathers of the 

 nape and hind neck; back and shoulders dark olive-yellow, 

 with broad blackish shaftstripes , therefore on an olive- 

 yellow ground streaked with blackish ; rump and upper 

 tailcoverts uniform olive-yellow ; the lores are covered with 

 short smoky grey feathers; round the eye a distinct naked 

 ring, extending somewhat behind the eye; above this 

 naked space the feathers are very short and tipped whitish , 

 forming a distinct whitish postocular stripe; feathers on 

 the ear-region, below the naked space, black, with faint 

 silvery grey tips, but without forming a marked earpatch; 

 sides of head , from the gape , including fore part of sides 

 of neck and throat , silky white , the chin washed with 

 pale greyish ; the white of the throat is surrounded by a 

 broad black collar, beginning on each side of the neck; 

 the black feathers of this collar are margined with yellowish 

 white at the base, giving an indistinct striped appearence; 

 all the remainder underparts , including the axillaries , 

 dark yellow with blackish shaftstripes, very distinct on 

 the breast and sides of breast and vent, very faint on the 

 vent and under tailcoverts; quills black, margined on the 

 outer web with dark olive-yellow, on the basal half of 

 the innerweb pale isabelline- whitish , the same colour as 

 the lower wingcoverts ; upper wingcoverts dull blackish , 

 very faintly margined with olive-yellow ; bent of wing 

 yellow; tail ? (being helas missing!). Bill and feet black, 

 as the naked space round the eye. »Irides light brown" 

 (Schadler). 



Al. caud. culm. tars. 



168 mm. ? mm. 16 mm. 20 mm. 



Hah. Island of Wetter (4 February 1898: Schadler). 



The single specimen was preserved out of alcohol , but 

 has kept the colours remarkably well (only the white of 

 the throat has a certain dirty hue). 



Notes from the Leyclen IMuseuixi, Vol. XX. 



