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  the 
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  the 
  upper 
  surface 
  is 
  of 
  a 
  more 
  blackish-green 
  colour, 
  and 
  on 
  

   the 
  underparts 
  of 
  a 
  more 
  olivaceous 
  and 
  dingy 
  colour. 
  Tail 
  

   more 
  blackish 
  than 
  in 
  L. 
  coccinea, 
  and 
  the 
  pale 
  greenish 
  

   edges 
  of 
  the 
  feathers 
  less 
  conspicuous. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Island 
  of 
  Mauai. 
  

  

  To 
  prevent 
  confusion 
  I 
  append 
  the 
  description 
  of 
  the 
  

   hitherto 
  undescribed 
  first 
  plumage 
  of 
  the 
  male 
  o£ 
  L. 
  coccinea, 
  

   of 
  the 
  island 
  of 
  Hawaii 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  Head, 
  back, 
  and 
  rump 
  deep 
  sepia-brown, 
  slightly 
  flushed 
  

   with 
  red, 
  becoming 
  more 
  conspicuous 
  on 
  the 
  rump 
  ; 
  throat, 
  

   breast, 
  and 
  ventral 
  region 
  salmon-coloured; 
  thighs 
  pinkish 
  

   brown 
  ; 
  tail 
  and 
  wings 
  blackish 
  brown, 
  each 
  feather 
  edged 
  

   with 
  dull 
  red. 
  

  

  Fam. 
  Meliphagid^. 
  

   Palmeria, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  

   This 
  genus 
  is 
  nearest 
  to 
  Acrulocercus, 
  but 
  differs 
  from 
  it 
  

   in 
  the 
  three 
  following 
  points 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  (1) 
  The 
  tail 
  is 
  square 
  and 
  has 
  no 
  elongated 
  central 
  tail- 
  

   feathers. 
  

  

  (2) 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  heavy 
  crest 
  of 
  long 
  curled 
  feathers 
  on 
  the 
  

   forehead, 
  much 
  like 
  the 
  crest 
  of 
  certain 
  species 
  of 
  Sturno- 
  

   pastor. 
  

  

  (3) 
  The 
  beak 
  is 
  straighter, 
  much 
  shorter, 
  and 
  more 
  pointed 
  

   than 
  in 
  Acrulocercus, 
  and 
  in 
  this 
  respect 
  Palmeria 
  more 
  

   nearly 
  approaches 
  my 
  genus 
  Viridonia 
  (Ann. 
  N. 
  H. 
  ser. 
  6, 
  

   vol. 
  X. 
  p. 
  112, 
  1892). 
  

  

  3. 
  Palmeria 
  mirabilis, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  Curled 
  feathers 
  of 
  the 
  forehead 
  greyish 
  white 
  ; 
  top 
  of 
  head 
  

   with 
  a 
  crest 
  of 
  long 
  and 
  very 
  narrow 
  feathers 
  of 
  a 
  dark 
  grey 
  

   colour, 
  faintly 
  tipped 
  with 
  vermilion, 
  which 
  latter 
  colour 
  

   gradually 
  increases 
  till 
  the 
  feathers 
  on 
  the 
  back 
  of 
  the 
  neck 
  

   and 
  occiput 
  are 
  only 
  grey 
  at 
  their 
  basal 
  half. 
  Feathers 
  on 
  

   the 
  shoulders, 
  back, 
  and 
  rump 
  dull 
  greyish 
  black, 
  with 
  a 
  

   narrow 
  greyish-white 
  shaft-line, 
  which 
  at 
  the 
  tip 
  of 
  the 
  

   feather 
  forms 
  a 
  roundish 
  subterminal 
  spot, 
  followed 
  by 
  a 
  ter- 
  

   minal 
  spot 
  of 
  a 
  dull 
  yellowish 
  pink. 
  Tail 
  and 
  quills 
  blackish, 
  

  

  ser. 
  VI. 
  VOL. 
  v. 
  I 
  

  

  