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HALCYON CHLORIS TERAOKAT, n. subsp. 
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Pelew Is.: 24s (ad.), May 29, June 2; 19 (ad.), May 26; 1@ (imm.), May 26; 
1 や ? (ad.), May 23. 
Ad. (type of subspecies). Closely resembles H. Chloris (Bodd.), but easily disting- 
uishable from it by much longer wing, tail and tarsus, but especially the longer 
wing. Bill also longer, and body somewhat larger. 
General colour of mantle, upper back and scapulars bright bluish green, instead 
of bright green ; lower back, rump and upper tail-coverts bright cobalt-blue ; lesser 
and median wing-coverts also cobalt-blue; larger wing-coverts as well as the 
external aspect of quills deep ultramarine ; the remaining parts of quills blackish ; 
tail-feathers ultramarine-blue, except the inner webs of lateral feathers on the 
inner margin which is blackish ; crown of head dark-bluish green, somewhat lighter 
on the eyebrow; a concealed spot of white on the occiput; a large loral spot of” 
. white ; base of forehead with some white feathers showing a mottled appearance ; 
black in the lore and around eye; lower edge of eyelid white; above the eye a few 
white feathers ; ear-coverts black, slightly washed with bluish sreen in the anterior 
and lower parts; sides of neck and a broad collar round the hind neck white, 
separated from crown by a narrow collar of black washed with green in the centre ; 
cheeks and under surface of body pure white, including under wing-coverts and 
axillaries; some of the lower primary-coverts black at tip and in outer web; a dull 
bluish green patch on sides of upper breast; upper wnd lower mandibles black, 
except a large part of the latter, which part is of a fleshy white colour; feet dark 
brown in the dried up state. Total 1ength about 236mm., culmen 55mm., wing 
117mm., tail 78mm., tarsus 15mm. 
The type specimen from Pelew Id.: May 23, 1915, collected by Mr. N. Teraoka 
It is'preserved in my collection. 
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