186 Mr. Scott Wilson on some 



differences which enable them to be separated (see P. Z. S. 

 1889, p. 446). In general appearance a brightly coloured 

 example of this species strongly reminds one of the Willow 

 Wren, particularly in form. I hope in my forthcoming 

 work to figure specimens from the different islands, and 

 thus to aid in distinguishing between the several forms. 



The vertical range of the species is from the lowest forest- 

 zone up to 2500 feet. 



7. Himatione maculata. " Amakihi." 

 Himatione maculata, Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 160 (jr.). 

 This species is peculiar to the island of Oahu, and is fairly 

 common in the district of Halemanu (house of the birds), 

 where there is still some forest remaining. Of its habits, I 

 have only to remark that they seemed to be identical with 

 those of Himatione chloris, but as at the time I did not 

 recognize the fact of their being distinct species, perhaps not 

 much reliance is to placed on this observation. The specific 

 name applied to this bird is unfortunate, and was founded on 

 immature specimens, as the adult male has no traces of spots. 

 I myself only obtained immature specimens, but thanks to 

 the kindness of the authorities of the Museum of the Aca- 

 demy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, I have been 

 enabled to examine an adult male obtained by Town send, of 

 which the following is a brief description : — Very similar to 

 adult male of H. chloris, but with the olive upper plumage 

 darker and tinged with yellow ; forehead hardly brighter than 

 the crown of the head, but a distinct though indefinitely 

 marked yellowish streak over the eye ; lores brownish black • 

 chin, cheeks, auriculars, and throat clear golden yellow, which 

 colour pervades the breast and belly, becoming very pale, 

 almost white, on the abdomen ; lower tail-coverts pale 

 yellow. 



8. Himatione Montana. 



Himatione montana, Scott Wilson, P. Z. S. 1889, p. 446. 

 This hitherto undescribed species I obtained in the moun- 

 tain-region at Lanai, at a spot called Lanaihale (the house 



