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SUBSPECIES | No. | Wing | Tail | Culmen | Tarsus
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_E. t. trichroa_ | 6 | 58 | 46 | 13.0 | 17
| | (57-59) | (43-48) | (12.5-13.5) | (16-17)
| | | | |
_E.t. clara_ | 29 | 59 | 45 | 13.5 | 17
| | (57-62) | (41-50) | (13.0-14.5) | (17-18)
| | | | |
_E. t. pelewensis_* | 1 | 61.5 | 51 | 13.5 | 18
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* Kuroda (1922:28).
Coultas observed the finch at Kusaie in 1931; he wrote (field notes)
that it is a common bird but difficult to obtain. He found it in most
parts of the island and at all elevations; the bird appeared to prefer
dense underbrush of the jungle or marginal vegetation. He found no
evidence of breeding activity in February, March or April.
=Erythrura trichroa clara= Takatsukasa and Yamashina