2. NECTARINIA. " 9 



Meer. p. 21 (1861) ; id. Reise weiss. Nil, p. 337 (18G9) ; Finsch ^^ 



Hartl. Viiq. Ost-Afr. p. 214 (1870) ; Ftnsch, Trans. Z. S. vii. 



p. 228 (18(J9) ; Blanf. Geol. Sr Zool. Abyss, p. 353 (1870) ; Heuql. 



Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 224 (1871); fiihel/ei/, B. Egypt, p. 112, pL 4 



(1872); Heuyl. J.f. O. 1874, p. 48. 

 Cianyris metallic-u.s, Less. Man. iTOni. ii. p. 37 (1828) ; Riipp. Neue 



Wirbelth. p. 90 (1835); Ferr. et Gal. Voy. Abyss, iii. p. 248 



(1847) ; Bp. C. A. i. p. 406 (1850). 

 Soui-nianga metallique, Lefebvr. Voy. Abyss., Ois. p. 89 (1845-50). 

 Hedj'dipiia uiftallica, Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 101 (1850) ; Reichenh. 



Handb. Scansor. p. 299, pi. 583. figs. 3959-62(1854) ; Antin. Cat. 



descrr. Ucc. p. 36 (1864) ; id. Sf Salvad. Ann. Mas. Civ. Gen. iv. 



pp. 90 & 453 (1878) ; Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 3, pi. 2. 

 Nectarinia sp. ?, Heugl. Ibis, 1859, p. 340. 



Adult male. Head and neck all round, mantle, and lesser wing- 

 coverts deep metallic green ; rest of back, upper tail-coverts, and 

 a crescent bordering the green of the fore neck brilliant deep 

 purplish blue ; quills uniform dark brown, the greater coverts still 

 darker ; tail-feathers black with a blue lustre ; edge of wing and 

 under wing-coverts black ; rest of the underparts rich gamboge- 

 yellow ; under tail-coverts nearly white ; bill and feet black ; iris 

 dark brown. Culmen 0-4-0-5 inch, wing 2-1-2-2, tail 1-4-1-5 

 [3-8-4-0], tarsus 0-6. 



Immature male. Central pair of tail-feathers not protruding so 

 far beyond the others, which as a rule are partly edged with whitish. 



Adult female. All the upper parts uniform pale earthy brown ; 

 tail-feathers blackish brown, the outer pair edged and tipped with 

 white ; edge of wing and under wing-coverts dull white ; all the rest 

 of the underparts pale yellow. Scarcely smaller in size than the male. 



Ilcd). North-east Africa. 



a. 2 ad. sk. Nubia, April 11, 1870 R. B. Shai-pe, Esq. 



{Shelley). 



b. c? ad. sk. Nubia {Shelley). R. B. Sliarpe, Esq. 



c. (5 ad. sk. Ilor Tamanib, Nubia (J. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



K. Lord). 



d. cJ ad. sk. Sennaar. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



e. S imni. sk. "White Nile, July 1857. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 

 (moulting). 



/. $ ad. sk. White Nile, Oct. 1857. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



5f. c? ad. ; /(. c? "White Nile. F.CTaltou,Esq.[P.J. 



imm. sk. 



i. (5 imm. sk. White Nile. Sir S. Baker [P.]. 



(moulting). 



k, I. 2 ad. sk. Achor,BogosLand(_Es/e^-). R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



m. S imm. sk. Anseba valley, 4000 feet, W. T. Blanibrd, Esq. [C.J. 



(moulting). Aug. 1868. 



n. c? ad. sk. Abyssinia. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



o. 2 ad. sk. Abyssinia. Dr. Riippell [C.]. 



P> ?• c? 2 ^d. sk; Abyssinia. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



r. (S imm. sk. Abyssinia. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



«. 2 *>d. sk. Koomavli, Abyssinia, W. T. Blauford, Esq. [C], 



500 feet, June 1868. 



t. cJimm.sk. N.E.Africa. Purchased. 



