DREPANIDID.^. 41 



hh. Culmen not very long nor remarkably 

 curved; both of the mandibles of praAically the same length. 



m. With a more or less 



prominent crest; length more than 6.50 (Page 43.) Palme'ria. 



mm. Without crest ; adult 

 birds either crimson or 3fellowish olive; length less than 6.50. 



n. General color crim- 

 son, or with more or less red cast to the plumage; bill and feet black or blackish. 



(Page 43.) Himati'one. 

 nn. General color yel- 

 lowish olive or olive grey ; upper mandible brown or bluish slate at the base. 



O. The bill but slight- 

 ly curved; culmen more than .75; wing more than 2.95; bill bluish slate. 



( Page 46. ) Viridon'ia. 

 00. The bill curved ; 

 culmen less than .75; Aving less than 2.95; upper mandible brown. 



( Page 44. ) Chlorodrep'anis. 

 ^^. Bill pra(5lically straight, or where questionable 

 less than .50; wing less than 3.40. 



p. Bill bluish horn 



at the base (finch-like), .sometimes slightly crossed at the tip; feet black or blackish. 



q. Lores not black; 

 neck above and below nearh' uniform in color; crown never gamboge yellow. 



( Page 48. ) I/Ox'opS. 

 qq. Lores black; 

 color of neck above and below different ; crown gamboge 3'ellow in adults. 



(Page 48.) Chrysomit'ridops." 

 pp. Bills of various 

 forms, but not bluish horn at the base; feet brown or pinkish in life. 



r. Breast, wings 



and tail black, with red on under parts; length 5.50 (Page 44.) Cir'idops. 



rr. The breast, 



wing and tail not black; no red in the plumage; length less than 5.50. 



S. Larger; the 



wing more than 2.30; outer primary (first primary wanting) as short or shorter than 



the fifth from the outer (Page 46. ) Oreomy'za. 



SS. Smaller; 

 wing less than 2.30; outer primary equal to the fifth from the outer; bill slender, very 

 slightly decurved; never more than .55 (Page 46.) Rothschild'ia.^' 



Genus DREP'ANIS Temminck. 



With yellow on the rump and upper tail coverts ; both mandibles pradically the 

 same length and strongly curved ; culmen more than equal to the tarsus in length; 



-" IncUided under the genus Loxops: see page 48. 



38 United with the genus Clthrodirpaius, the single species thereby becoming Cltloiodicpani^ parva (blejn.). 



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