Coccothraustes olivaceus, Fraser, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1842, p. 144. 



I shot this bird in the neighbourhood of Clarence, Fernando Po, in the spring of 1842. 



The plant is that of the Leafless Caper Bush ( Capparis Aphylla) of Dukhun, called Neptee, 

 taken from one of Col. Sykes' drawings. 



The colour of the head, neck, breast, back, and wing-feathers, deep olive-green, being darkest 

 on the crown of the head, and passing into yellow on the rump and tail ; the greater wing-coverts 

 edged with yellow ; the secondaries black in the centre, outer edge and tip yellow, inner edge 

 white ; primaries black, with white tips ; the under surface of the body, vent and under tail-coverts, 

 yellow ; bill and feet orange. 



Total length, five inches and a quarter. 



