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showing most yellow on the npper 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, culmen .60-.70, depth 

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



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

 dd. Triile smaller; tarsus .75-.S2; centre of breast more olive 

 yellow. Length about 4.50, wing 2.40-2.60, tail 1.65-1.95, culmen .55-.65, depth of 

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



79. C. kalaa'na ( Wilson )4-. 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 yellowish; 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. F(')iiah\- Grey olive green, greyest on the head; more tawny 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. }^ouuo- males: Showing more yellow 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. 



ff. Back olive yellow, becoming decided j'ellow olive on 

 the rump; less olive below; lores greyish 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^' (Wii.sox). I^anai Amakihi. 



■1' Differing- but slightly from typical C. chloris and Mr. Wilsons proposed Latiai species C. chioridouU's. Seleeled specimens from a short 

 series of spring birds (May to June) show the following fairly constant differences. Males : Under parts of kalaana more olive and golden 

 than in <■/(/«; rtto/i/ra, which in turn is less lemon yellow than in typical cliloris : color of feet and beak similar; /ta/aa/m duller olive yellow 

 above than clihris. which is duller than cliloiuloides which is decidedly yellowish olive on the rump ; lores of kalaana blackest, cliloridoides 

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

 adjacent parts in <r/;/«/;rfo/rf«. With the females X-ff/anrnj is lightest olive grey above, quite light over the upper mantle and differing from 

 chloris, which is deeper, and from chlmidoidcs in being less olive grey ; rump and tail coverts of kalaana grey with but slight olive cast ; cliloris 

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

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

 cided yellow ; below, kalaana greyish olive white with yellow wash ; chloris with 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 chloris. Female : Lighter olive grey above, quite light over the mantle : rump similar to upper mantle : lores smoky 

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

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



*2See note to C. kalaana. 



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