Bee keeping activities and field catalog of birds collected in Hawaii, v4273 1900-1903
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Akterolynchus wilsoni. Hawaii No.65 lengths. 90 inches, Wing 3.20 inches, Tail 1.40 inches Tarsus .03 inches, Toe .82 inches, Culmen .95 inches Depth of beak .30 inches, Distance from tip of beak to the wing (carpal joint) 2.01? inches, Blind Toe >9 inches, Wing falls short of tail by .69 inches. Down mandible .65 inches. Color: on throat golden yellow gradually changes to yellow olive green on sides of abdomen, under color of feathers reddish, crest yellow brown, fading into olive green yellow on back, wings blade brown tinged with olive green tail similar, under tail covert light yellow. Feet slate dark blue, beak blue black; under side of foot yellowish white. Dorsa, dark, almost black. Adult male, and in full plumage. Was in full song when shot. Found on Honuik Ranch at >,500 foot elevation on Aug. 18, 1903 up in the Maunane above the Wianua road.