48 BIRDS Of THE HAWAIIAN GROUP. 



abdomen; lower tail coverts pale yellow; wing coverts with distinct whitish marks of 



considerable size. Female: \'ery unlike the male above described; streak over the 



eye and under parts yellowish white ; sides of breast and flanks washed with olive gre}-; 



above, olive; the greater wing coverts with large greenish white tips. Young: Quite 



young birds and nestlings are much like the females, but are browner above and of a 



mottled appearance. Length 4.50-5.00, wing 2. 60-2. Si, tail 1.85-2.00, tarsus .80-.86, 



culmen .60-.65 (Rothschild). Hab. Oahu. 



88. O. macula'ta Cah. 



ee. Loral mark not so pronounced ; greener above and paler 



yellow below; bill a trifle slenderer; forehead, lores, cheeks, chin and under parts 



bright lemon yellow; upper parts olive green, yellowest on the upper tail coverts; 



sides of body washed with olive; quills and tail feathers brown externally, edged with 



olive. Fcvia/c: Similar to the male, but duller above and below. Young: Above grey 



with an olive tinge, more greenish grey on the rump; indistinct whitish super-loral 



stripe; throat and centre of body light buffy grey, greyer on the sides, with a faint 



wash of yellow; a distinct whitish buff band formed bv the tips of the greater wing 



coverts. Length 4.50-4.65, wing 2.40-2.50, culmen .45-.50, depth of bill .15, tarsus 



.82-85, toe .65. Hab. Maui. 

 PI. XXIX., 6684, 6685. 89. O. new'toni (Ruths.). 



aa. Plumage rich scarlet ; bill and feet light ; head all round, back and lower 

 parts bright rich scarlet, darkest on the back, purest scarlet on the throat ; upper man- 

 dible brownish grc}- above, darkest near the tip ; under mandible whitish yellow ; tar- 

 sus light brown in skins, pink in life. Friua/c: Back and head brownish grey with a 

 mixture of brownish dull scarlet, most apparent on the head and rump, outer edge of 

 wing and tail feathers; under parts greyish white tinged with salmon and dull scarlet. 

 Young n/a/rs have more or less strong mixture of ferruginous brown or rufous above, 

 washed with deep brown along the sides of the body, more obvious in 3'ounger indi- 

 viduals. Length 4.95-5.20, wing 2.60, tail 2.05-2.20, culmen .53-. 55, depth of bill .17, 

 tarsus .85-.90, toe .70. Hab. Molokai. 



PI. XXVIII., 6681, 8089, 8088. 90. O. flam 'mea (Wilson). Kakavs^ahie. 



GkNUS lyOXOPS C.A.B.\NIS. 



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FIG. 6. I,. COCCINEA. 



Bill short and liuch-like ; culmen much shorter than the tarsus ; wing moderate 

 length, falling considerably short of the tail, and not equal to the length of the tail 



and tarsus combined ; bill bluish grey. 



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