PH^OENIS LANAIENSIS. 



OLOMAO. 



Phmornis lanaiensis, S. B. "Wilson, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, vol. vii. p. 460 (1891). 



I obtained several specimens of this bird on the island of Lanai, which from its much 

 smaller size and the whiteness of the underparts is deserving of separation from either 

 Phceornis obscura of Hawaii or P. myiadestina of Kauai. It appears to be identical 

 with the species inhabiting Molokai, — as was to be expected, seeing that the two 

 islands are separated only by a narrow channel, some ten miles in width — and is 

 known by the name of Olomao there : on Lanai, where I first obtained it, and after which 

 island it is named, I met with no natives who knew the names of birds ; indeed, in a 

 few years there will not be many natives remaining. 



It closely resembles P. obscura and P. myiadestina, but is smaller in dimensions 

 than either ; while the bill is distinctly intermediate in size between those of the two 

 species. The outer pair of tail-feathers alone have very slight white markings at the 

 tip, while the abdomen and under tail-coverts are nearly pure white. 



The length of the wing from the carpal joint is only 3-65 inches, as against 4 in 

 P. obscura. 



