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Xectaiiriia p:onzenbachii, Antin. Cat. descrr. Ucc. p. 35 (1864) ; 



Hartmann, J. f. O. 1866, p. 235; Bianconi, Spec. Zool. 3fosamb. 



p. 320 (1867) ;' Jlnigl. J. f. O. 1867, p. 202; Salvad. Att. R. Ac. 



Torin. 1870, p. 731. 

 Cinnyris erytbrocerius, Shelley, Mmiogr. Nect. p. 200, pi. 64. fig. 2. 



A. Southern Race (C. mariquensis typica). 



Adult male. Similar to C. splenclida in pattern of colour, but 

 •without the pectoral tufts, and having the neck and head all 

 round and the mantle metallic coppery in position B, this colour 

 passing into dark green on the rump and upper tail- coverts ; in 

 position C all the metallic parts dark green, the upper tail-coverts 

 blue ; the green fore neck separated from the blood-red or very 

 dark red chest by a narrow metallic blue band ; chest-feathers with 

 narrow blue bars ; rest of underparts more sooty black. 



Female. Above olive-grey or earthy brown ; wings and wing-coverts 

 with pale edges ; tail-feathers black, outer pairs with white tips, 

 and the outermost web edged with white ; underparts dingy yeUow 

 whitish, many of the feathers with dark central patches ; under tail- 

 nnd under wing-coverts and inner web of quills broadly edged with 

 white. 



Toung male. Whole throat and fore neck dull black ; rest of 

 underparts yellow. 



Hah. South Africa. 



Tail of C. mariquensis S ex Transvaal. 



B. North-eastern Bace (C. osiris). 



In specimens from Bogos Land and from Abyssinia the red of 

 the chest becomes suppressed ; it is much darker, almost maroon- 

 red, and forms a much narrower collar. The bill is shorter; and 

 the whole bird is slightly smaller than the southern form. 



Hah. Abyssinia and Bogos Land. 



C. Central Race (C, erythroceria). 



The red on the chest is as much developed as in C nuirique)isis 

 tfjpica and still brighter ; all the metallic parts are dark green and 

 greenish blue without any coppery gloss ; the central tail-feathers 



