48 BIRDS OF THE HAWAIIAN GROUP. 



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



considerable size. Female: Very imlike the male above described; streak over the 



eye and under parts yellowish white ; sides of breast and flanks washed with olive grey; 



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 2.60-2.81, tail 1.85-2.00, tarsus .80-86, 



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



88. O. macula 'ta Cab. 



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. Female: 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 by 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 (Roths.). 



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 grey above, darkest near the tip ; under mandible whitish yellow ; tar- 

 sus light brown in skins, pink in life. Fem,ale: 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 males 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 younger 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). Kakawahie. 



Genus I/OXOPS Cabanis. 



FIG. 6. L. COCCINEA. 



Bill short and finch-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 tarstis combined; bill bluish grey. 



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