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45. Nectarinia cyanocephala, (Vieillot.) 

 Certhia cyanocephala, Vieill. 



Vieill. Ois. Dor. pi. 1, 25. 



46. Nectarinia Stangerii, Jardine. 



Nectarinia Stangerii, Jard. Ann. Nat. Hist. x. p. IST. 

 Jard. & Selby, 111. Orn. U. S. pi. 48. 



47. Nectarinia chlorgptgia, Jardine. 

 Nectarinia chloropygia, Ann. Nat. Hist. x. p. 188. 

 Jard. & Selby, 111. Orn. N. S. pi. 50. 



48. Nectarinia obscura, Jardine. 



Nectarinia obscura, Jard. Nat. Lib. Orn. xiii. p. 253, (1842.) 

 Jard. & Selby, 111. Orn. N. S. pi. 51. 



Two specimens in the present collection labelled as males appear to "be this 

 species. They are, however, evidently in immature plumage. 



49. Peristera chalcospilos, (Wagler.) 

 Columba chalcospilos, Wagler. 

 Riipp. Syst. TJebers. nl. 38, 



50. Peristera PUELtA, Schlegel. 



Peristera puella, Schleg. Beydr. Dierk. i. p. 19, pi. 6, (1848.) 



51. Peristera tympanistria, (Temminck.) 

 Columba tympanistria, Temm. 



Le Vaill. Ois. d'Af. pi. 272 ; Knip. et Prev. Pigeons, ii. pi. 36. 

 Not to be distinguished from specimens from Southern Africa. 



52. Sqdatarola helvetica, (Linnaeus.) 



Tringa helvetica, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 250, (1766.) 

 Wilson, Am. Orn. vii. pi. 59 ; Gould, B. of Eur. iv. pi. 290. 

 Not distinguishable from the bird of the coasts of America and Europe. Speci- 

 mens in the present collection are from the mouth of the Muni and Corisco 

 island. 



53. Cuaradrids zonatus, Swainson. 



Charadrius zonatus, Sw. B. of W. Af. ii. p. 135, pi. 25. 



Very similar to the European and AmericanC. »jj«or. Specimens from Corisco 

 island. 



54. Scopus umbretta, Gmelin. 



Scopus umbretta, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 618. 



Ardea fusca, Forst. Desc. An. 



Cepphus scopus, Wagler, Syst. Av. p. 146. 



Butf. PI. Enl. 796. 



From the mouth of the Muni. 



55. Harpiprion olivaceus, (Dubus.) 



Ibis olivacea, Dubus, Mem. Acad. Brussels, 1837, p. 103. 



Dubus, Esq. Orn. i. pi. 3. 



A young specimen, but evidently of this species, and the first that I have ever 

 seen. General colors as figured by the Baron Dubus, but with the feathers of 

 the neck and breast having central large spots of dark fulvous, with which also 

 a few of the feathers of the crest are striped longitudinally. 



56. Totanus hypoleccus, (Linnaeus.) 

 Tringa hj'poleuca, Linn Syst. Nat. i. p. 250. 

 Gould, B. of Eur. iv. pi. 316. 



From Corisco Island. 



57. Calidris arenaria, (Gmelin.) 

 Tringa arenaria, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 680. 



Wilson, Am. Orn. vii. pi. 59 ; Gould, B. of Eur. iv. pi. 335. 

 From Corisco Island. 



1857.] 



