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AVIFAUNA OF LAY SAN, ETC. 



Immature males are like the females, but as they advance in age a greenish tint is soon 

 recognizable and increases the more the bird advances in age. 



The young in first plumage have two broad buff bars across the wings, formed by large tips 

 to the greater series of wing-coverts. The secondaries are also broadly tipped with 

 brownish buff. 



C. chloris inhabits Oahu. Its nearest ally, C. wilsoni, Uothsch., is found on the islands of 

 Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. 



C. chloris is generally distributed over the hilly parts of Oahu. It frequents all kinds of 

 trees, but is more often seen on flowering Koa than anywhere else, probably because these 

 flowers seem to be more frequented by insects than others. It is generally seen flitting about 

 very actively amongst the leaves of the trees, and is often rather shy. Its song is a short 

 warble of a few notes, very much like that of other species of the group. Its call-note is a 

 kind of " sweet," whistled through the teeth. 



The food consists of both insects and nectar. 



A specimen obtained by Townsend is in the Liverpool Museum. 



Mr. Hartert has also examined the type of Professor Cabanis' description. 



