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Bill long, gradually curved, pointed ; wing moderate or rather long; 

 third quill slightly longest ; tail short, even ; legs rather long, strong ; 

 toes moderate. Front, and line over the eye, pale greenish-yellow ; 

 spot in front of the eye black. Entire upper parts olive-green, tinged 

 with yellow ; under parts greenish-yellow ; lighter on the throat and 

 under tail-coverts. Bill and legs dark. 



Total length (of skin), about six inches; wing, three inches; tail, 

 one and three-fourths inches ; bill, one and three-fourths inches. 



Hab. — Sandwich Islands. Specimen in Nat Mus. Washington. 



Of this interesting and little-known bird, Mr. Peale observes : 

 " We obtained specimens of this curious bird at the Island of 

 Hawaii only ; it was found inhabiting the thick woody districts, and 

 according to our observation, does not inhabit Oahu, or the northern 

 islands of the Hawaiian Group." 



A careful examination of Latham's figure, cited above, and compa- 

 rison with that of Vieill. and Aud., may readily lead to some doubts 

 of the identity of the birds represented. The former possibly repre- 

 sents a true Hemignailius, and not the present bird, but it is clearly 

 that represented by the authors last mentioned. 



2. Hemignathus oliyaceus [Lafresnaye). 



Heferorhi/nchus olivaceus, Lafr. Mag. de Zool. 1839, p. 17. 



Guerin, Mag. de Zool. 1839, PI. X. 



In the collection of the Expedition we find specimens which appear 

 to be the bird described and figured under this name by the Baron 

 Lafresnaye, as above cited, though they are, we suspect, not in mature 

 plumage. The specimens before us were obtained at the Sandwich 

 Islands. 



Though given by Messrs. Prevost and Des Murs in Zoology of the 

 Voyage of the Venus (Oiseaux, p. 192) as identical with the succeed- 

 ing species, we regard it as quite different. 



