If J is the Julia set of a parabolic rational map having Hausdorff dimensio
n h < 1, we show that Sullivan's h-conformal measure on J is either absolut
ely continuous or orthogonal with respect to the Hausdorff measures defined
by the function f(t) = t(h)(log 1/t)(tau), according to whether tau > tau(
0) or tau less than or equal to tau(0) for some explicitly computable tau(0
) > 0.