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7. CHASIEMPIS SCLATERI, Bidgw. 



ELEPAIO OV KAUAI. 



a „ is M Eidgw. Proc. U.S. Nat. Ma, 1888, p. 337 (Kaua,) ; Sol Ib, S) 88» H 18 •) 

 ( Jted with Ck. tandvichensi,) ; Stcjn. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mas. 1887, pp. 80, 87 ; id itnd. 1889, p. 882 

 Berl. & Leverk. Ornis, vi. (1890) pp. 2, 3 (united with Ch. sandwiches); Wtlson, P.Z.S. 1891, 

 ,,,, 104, 105, 100; Rothseh. Bull. B. O. C. i. 1898, p. lvi; id. Ibis, 1803, p. 570 



r/JL^ *M, Stejn. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 1887, p. 90 (Kauai) ; id. ibid. 1889, p. 382 ; Wils. P.Z.S. 1891, 

 pp. 104, 1G5, 166.- 



Adult. Above dark smoky grey with a brownish tinge; forehead and space round the eyes 

 washed with pale buff, more whitish on the lores and round the eyes ; rump and upper 

 tail-coverts white, the feathers being blackish grey, largely tipped with white. Quills 

 blackish brown, narrowly margined with pale brownish ash on the outer webs, and 

 margined with white on the inner webs ; secondaries fringed with white at hps. TaU 

 blackish brown; outer tail-feathers on both webs, the rest en inner webs only, tipped with 

 white, these white tips decreasing in size towards the middle, so that the central pan has 

 no white tips. Wing-coverts, except the primary-coverts, tipped with white. Below 

 whitish, strongly tinged with brownish buff on the throat and breast and sides of body, 

 darkest on the breast. Under tail-coverts, under wing-coverts, and axdlanes white, 

 deep grey at bases like all the feathers. Iris brown ; bill blackish, lower mandible with 

 a bluish tinge ; feet bluish black. 



Young. Above deep tawny brown, tawny ochraceous on the forehead and sides of head and 

 round the eves ; rump and upper tail-coverts bright tawny ochraceous. Quills as m 

 the adult birds, but the outer edges more tawny. Tail-feathers as in the adult birds, but 

 the white at the tips less extended and more or less tinged with brownish. Wing-coverts 

 deep brown, broadly tipped with tawny ochraceous. Chin, throat, upper breast, and 

 flanks tawny ochraceous, shading off into the white of the middle of the abdomen. 

 Under wing-coverts pale ochraceous buff; under tail-coverts pale huffish white. Ins 

 brown; upper mandible blackish, lower mandible brown at tip and yellowish cream- 

 colour at base; feet bluish black or deep brown. 

 ifeaswements :-Total length about 5 5 inches ; wing, in adult males (one dozen measured), 

 2-8 to 2-9 inches, in adult females (five measured) 26 to 2'05 ; tail, in males 2-5 to 2 75, 

 in females 2'd to 2'7 ; tarsus 0'85 to 095, eulmen 0'IG to 49. 



Hub. Kauai. 



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