Tail Color:<\/u>\u00a0 Most distinctively, \u201cHawaiian\u201d has a gray (often pale gray) rump and tail that contrast with the darker back and belly.\u00a0 In almost all cases, \u201cPacific Black\u201d has a blackish rump and tail that are concolor with the back and belly.\u00a0 In some instances, \u201cPacific Black\u201d may show a slightly paler rump and tail, but this is atypical and would rarely approach the contrast in \u201cHawaiian\u2019s\u201d coloration.<\/p>

Head Color:<\/u>\u00a0 \u201cHawaiian\u201d usually has a gray hood that is palest on the crown and gradually blends to darker shades, whereas \u201cPacific Black\u201d has a white crown that contrasts boldly with its otherwise much darker plumage.\u00a0 This distinction is somewhat less reliable than the tail, however, because young \u201cHawaiians\u201d have a more contrasty crown\u2014roughly the same as typical \u201cPacific Blacks.\u201d\u00a0 In addition, some \u201cPacific Blacks\u201d seem to show less contrast than most and could be mistaken for \u201cHawaiians.\u201d<\/p>

Foot Color:<\/u>\u00a0 \u201cHawaiian\u201d typically has orange feet; \u201cPacific Black\u201d typically has black feet; but there are many exceptions.\u00a0 Young \u201cHawaiians\u201d have black or dark-brown feet and some adults may have very dull-looking feet.\u00a0 More confusingly, however, some \u201cPacific Blacks\u201d (at least in some South Pacific populations far away from Hawaii) have variably paler, often orange feet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t