at all events, the specimens of A. braccatus which I obtained were invariably feeding 

 in flower-covered ohia trees. This bird is not nearly so wary as A. noUlis, but is very 

 clever in concealing itself among the thick foliage, thereby rendering observation 

 difficult. I did not succeed in finding its nest, my visit to Kauai being made in 

 October. 



Description.— Adult male. Head black, streaked with a few longitudinal lines of 

 white; rest of the upper surface slaty brown, brightening into russet on the rump 

 and flanks ; throat and breast black, each feather barred with white ; rest of the under 

 surface dull slaty brown, while the centres of the feathers being grey give it a streaked 

 appearance ; wings and tail black, the central pair of feathers of the latter much 

 exceeding the rest in length ; axillary tufts (little developed) of a pale greyish buff; 

 edge of the wing pure white ; tibiae rich golden yellow ; irides light yellow ; bill and 

 feet black. 



Adult female. Similar to the male, but with the feathers on the throat much more 

 extensively barred with white, which gives the bird the appearance of having a well- 

 defined whitish patch on the throat and upper part of the breast. 



Dimensions. — Total length 7*75 inches, wing from carpal joint 3-90, culmen 1*5, 

 tarsus 1*5, tail 3*5. 



