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NECTARINIID.E. 



wing-ooverts, broadly edged with an indistinct metallic greenish 

 bronze colour ; centre of breast blackish brown, without any metallic 

 edgings ; pectoral tufts bright orange. 



Adult female. All the upper parts are uniform fuscous or earthy 

 brown ; tail dark brown, outer pair of feathers with pale edges ; 

 all the underparts white, with a slight huffish tinge ; thighs brown ; 

 under wing-coverts brownish. 



Young male. Like the female, but with a broad black band down 

 the throat and fore neck. 



6 . Culmen 0'8 inch, wing 2-2-2--i, tail 1-.5, tarsus 0-65. 



2- „ 0-7 „ „ 2-05, „ 1-5, „ 0-65. 



Hah. South-western Africa. 



a. (5 ad. sk. 



b. c? ad. sk. 



c. d ad. sk. 



d. S ad. sk. 



e. d juT. ; /. 

 imm. sk. 



(1. S ad. st. 

 h. cf ad. sk. 



i. $ ad. sk. 

 k. (S ad. sk. 



I. d" ad. sk. 

 7n. 2 ad. sk. 



n. 5 ad. sk. 



Cape. 



Nylefield, British Caf- 



fraria. 

 Hope To-mi ( T.Atmore). 

 Great Namaqua Laud. 

 Koanguip River, Nama- 



qua Land, July 12, 



1861 (Ancle rsson). 

 Damara Land. 

 Swakop River, Damara 



Land, Sept. 20, 1863 

 [Anderssoii^. 



Swakop River, Dec. 28, 

 1860 (Andersson). 



Tjobis, Damara Land, 

 April 3, 1865 (Anders- 

 son). 



Otjimbinque, Jan. 10, 



1862 (Andersson). 

 Elephant River, Aug. 11, 



1862, Little Namaqua 

 Land (Andersson). 

 Elephant Vley, Oct. 19, 

 1859 (Andersson). 



Purchased. 



Capt. Treyelyan [P.]. 



R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 

 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 

 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



C. J. Andersson, Esq. [C.]. 

 E,. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 

 R, B. Sharpe, Esq. 



R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 

 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



31. Cinnyris balfouri. 



Cmnpis balfouri, Scl. ^- Hartl. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 169, pi. lo. fig. 2. 



Adult male. Wings, all the upper parts, and the sides of the head 

 dark brown ; most of the feathers with narrow pale edges, especially 

 the feathers of the crown ; large bright yellow pectoral tufts ; 

 general colour of the rest of the underparts dull white ; fore neck 

 and cheeks with a mottled appearance, all the feathers of the 

 fore neck and chest having a large brown subterminal central spot 

 and the basal half of the feathers grey ; tail blackish brown, the 

 outer pairs of feathers with large whitish tips ; bill and feet black. 



Female resembles the male, but without the yellow pectoral 

 tufts. 



cJ . Culmen 0-90 inch, wing 2-60, tail 2-0, tarsus 0-80. 



$. „ 0-80 „ „ 2-35, „ 1-9, „ 0-78. 



Hah. Island of Socotra. 



