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ft*. Larger; wing not less than 2-6 

 inches ; forehead black, meeting 

 the olive crown, or with only a few 

 intervening yellow feathers (females 

 of both species similar in plumage). 

 a^. Bill slighter; throat less shaded 



with olive citriiielloides, J , ad. i '^ ^ 



b^. Bill stouter; throat more shaded 



with olive scotops, ,? , ? . i ■><,■ 



6*. Smaller ; wing less than 2-6 inches ; 

 forehead black ; separated from the 

 olive crown by a broad uniform 

 yellow band capistraUis, S , ad. I f -T 



&2. Forehead, eyebrow and throat white . . madaraszi. ,s^ 

 c". Forehead entirely uniform bright yellow. 

 c^. Front half of head mostly uniform 

 yellow with no sharply defined eye- 

 brow ; abdomen and thighs whitish ; 

 wing more than 3'0 inches, 

 c*. Back of head and back and sides of 

 neck grey, contrasting with the 



back canlcollis. ' ?4 



d^. Back of head and back and sides 

 of neck yellowish green like the 

 mantle, 

 c^. Smaller; wing about 3-1; abdo- 

 men white ; under tail coverts 



yellow Jiavlvcrtcx. )%'=l 



d^. Larger; wing about 3-35; abdo- 

 men and under tail-coverts yel- 

 lowish white huillcnsis. • ? C 



d'^. With a sharply defined broad yellow 

 eyebrow, 

 c*. Abdomen and under tail-coverts 



white dorsostriatus. ; -t , 



/*. Abdomen and under tail-coverts 

 bright yellow. 

 c=. Smaller; bill weaker; generally 

 with white ends to many of the 

 tail-feathers ; sexes similar ; im- 

 mature with some blackish spots 

 uo tlie throat. 



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