30 NECTAELNUD^. 



17. ^thopyga christmse. 



^Ethopyga christinfe, tiicinJwe, Ann. •$■ May. Nat. Hist. iv. p. 436 

 (If^Gu) ; Walden, Ibis, 1870, p. 36, pi. 1. fig. 1 ; Swinhoe, torn. cit. 

 p. 236 ; id. P. Z. <S'. 1871, p. 349; Vavid i^- Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 81. 



Urodrepauis christiufc, Shelley, Monoyr. Nect. p. 79, pi. 25. 



The two central tail-feathers abruptly narrowing into fine points 

 and projecting considerably beyond the rest of the tail, which is 

 graduated. Closely allied through its pattern of colour to JEtJio- 

 pyga iwiniia, and through the form of its tail to ^. hella. Crown 

 and nape dark metallic green, in position C with as light coppery-red 

 gloss on some of the feathers ; upper tail-coverts and central pair of 

 tail-feathers brilliant metallic green in position B, purplish blue in 

 position C ; centre of mantle, sides of neck, and head black ; lower 

 back, wing-coverts, and outer edges of the dark-brown quills olive- 

 brown ; rump and lower back bright yellow, often wholly concealed 

 by the long fluffy feathers of the centre and sides of the back ; 

 rest of taU-feathers black, the outer pairs with white tips ; centre 

 of throat and fore neck dark blood-red : a long metallic bluish-green 

 moustachial stripe ; breast oUve, passing into pale yellowish and 

 white on the abdomen and under tail-coverts ; under wing-coverts 

 and inner edge of quills pure white. Culmen 0-7 inch, wing 2-06, 

 tail l-'3 [1-8J, tarsus 0-55. 



Female unknown. 



Hah. Hainan. 



a. cS ad. sk. Hainan, February 1868. Consul Swinhoe [C.]. 



18. iEthopyga duyvenbodei. 



Nectarinia duyvenbodei, Schl. Ned. Tijdsehr. Dierk. iv. p. 14 

 (1871) ; Meyer, Sitzb. h. Ak. Wissensch. Wien, Ixx. p. 125 (1874). 



^thopyga ? duyvenbodei, Salvad. Ajin. Mus. Civic. Genova, ix. 

 p. 57 (1876). , 



^thopyga duyvenbodei, Salvad. Atti R. Ace. Torino, xii. p. 316 

 (1877). 



Eudi'epanis duyvenbodei, Shelley, Monoyr. JSect. p. 81, pi. 27. 



This bird is a true jEtliopijcja in its pattern of coloration, but is 

 slightly aberrant in its rounded tail. The metallic colours are con- 

 fined to the top of the crown, which is emerald-green, and to all the 

 upper wing- and tail-coverts ; tail-coverts rich violet ; wing-coverts 

 '• deep metallic bronzy green ;" nape and sides of head deep blood- 

 red ; tail-feathers black, the outer pairs with white tips ; wings dark 

 brown ; aU the underparts of the body rich gamboge-yeUow ; " on the 

 crop a few of the feathers have indications of narrow orange-red 

 bars " (Shelley). Culmeu 0-7 inch, wing 2-25, tail 1-55, tarsus U-65. 



Adult female. All the upper parts and sides of the head are olive- 

 yellow : tail blackish, with white tips ; underparts gamboge- yeUow, 

 incliniug to olive on the sides. Wing 2 inches. 



Hah. Sanghir Islands. 



