2-1 nectariniid.t;. 



neck predominant over the carmine, this latter colour being restricted 

 to the edges and tips of the feathers ; rest of underparts, including 

 sides of breast, uniform grej-ish black, with an olive tinge ; under 

 wing-coverts wlntc ; axillaries pale yellowish ; most of the red fea- 

 thers of the upper parts having a fine transverse j-ellow line between 

 the red terminal third and the blackish remainder of the feathers ; 

 the bright yellow of the back occupying nearly half of the back; 

 greater wing-coverts and quills black, externally edged with dark 

 red ; tail black ; outer webs of tail-feathers and tail-coverts metallic 

 purple-blue. Culmen 0-75 inch, wing 2-1, tail 1*7, tarsus 0-55. 



Adult female. Upper parts olive-green ; underparts olive yellowish 

 green ; wings and tail dark brown ; outer web strongly washed with 

 red. "Wing 2 inches. 



Immature male. Outer webs of tail-feathers, except the central 

 pair, strongly washed with red ; centre of breast mottled with a 

 few pale yellowish feathers, which are the remains of the female 

 and young plumage. In the British Museum is an immature male, 

 from Menado, in moulting state : the crimson-red has appeared on 

 the mantle, nape, and chest ; the tail is coloured like that of the 

 other immature male ; rump yellow ; rest of plumage a combination 

 of that of the adult female and adult male. 



Hah. Celebes. 



a. cJ ad.sk. Menado. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



(Type of species.) 

 h. S ad. sk. Celebes. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C. 



c,d. d" ? ad. sk. Menado. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.' 



e. S imm. sk. Menado. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C. 



/. (S ad. sk. Menado ( Wallace). Gould Collection. 



9. .ffithopyga magnifica. 



iEthopyga magnifica, Slinrpe, Katm-c, 3rd August, 1876, p. 297 ; 

 id. Trans. Linn. Soc, 2nd ser. Zool. i. p. 342 (1876) ; Ttvcedd. 

 P. Z. S. 1877, p. 763, 1878, p. 287 ; S/ielley, Monogr. Nect. p. 51, 

 pi. 17. 



Larger and more intensely coloured than ^. Jlavostriata. The 

 underparts, including the under wing-coverts and the edge of the 

 wings, with the exception of the brilliant crimson-red coloured parts, 

 are uniform sooty black, without an olive tinge ; wings and greater 

 coverts entirely black, withoiit the outer web being edged with 

 dark red, inner web with faintly pale edges ; the yellow in the 

 red feathers of the upper parts is scarcely perceptible ; on the throat 

 it is confined to the basal parts, and is almost completely concealed 

 when the feathers are in their natural position ; some of the 

 yellow feathers of the lower back are washed with carmine-red. 

 The fluffy feathers of the sides of the back are very well developed 

 and are quite black ; they conceal the greater part of the lower 

 back and rump. Culmen 0-9 inch, wing 2-3, tail 1-9, tarsus 0'6. 

 Tail rounded. 



