96 NECTAEINJID^. 



Cinnyris niaculatus, Cuv. libgne Anim. i. p, 412 5 ViciU. N. Diet. 



d'Hist. Nat. xxxi. p. 514 (1819). 

 Carmolito Creeper, Lath. Gen. Hist. B. iv. p. 250 (1822). 

 Varied Creeper, Lath. t. c. p. 257. 

 Nectariuia fuligiuosa, Drapiez, Diet. Class, xv. p. 510 (1829) ; Jard. 



Monogr. Sun-hirds, pp. 197, 256, pi. 14 (1842) ; Strickl. Confr. 



Oru. 1851, p. 133 ; Rartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 4.3 (1857) ; id. J.f. O. 



1860, p. 136, 1861, p. 108 ; Cass. Proc. Philad. Acad. 1859, p. 35 ; 



Bocage,'Jorn. Lish. 1868, p. 135; lieichenow, J.f. O. 1875, p. 30; 



Bocage, Orn. d^ Angola, p. 163 (1877). 

 Cinnyris aureus, Less. Descr. Mamm. et Ois. p. 271 (1847). 

 Carmelita fuli<riuosa, Rcichenh. Handh. Scansor. p. 296, pi. 58. fip-s, 



3947-48 (1854) ; Oiist. Bull. Soc. Philom. 7tli series, i. p. 106 



(1877) ; id. JV. Arch. Mus. i. p. 93 (1878). 

 Nectarinia aurea, Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 44 (1857). 



Adult mule. Chin and throat, carpal and upper tail-coverts Hack 

 metallic in position A, purplish red in B, coppery green in position C ; 

 forehead metallic dark blue ; pra^ocular region black ; largo pectoral 

 tufts of bright yellow colour ; all the rest of the body warm velvety 

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

 darkest on the wings, tail, and underparts, palest on the hind 

 neck and mantle ; tail-feathers with a purple tinge. Culmen 0*95 

 inch, wing 2-7-2-8, tail 1-8, tarsus 0-65. 



Adult female. General colour above brownish buff, varying much 

 in depth; wings and tail dark brown, with pale edges ; praiocular 

 region, chin, and throat dark brown, mottled with pale butf; 

 abdomen washed with yeUowish. Wing 2-5-2*6 inches. 



Hah. Guinea. 



Ohs. The depth of the brown coloration of the mantle and hind 

 neck varies considerably, from fawn-buff to a dark cinnamon-brown. 



a, b,c. c? ; d. 2 River Volta ( Ussher). R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



ad. sk. 



c. (5juv.sk. River Volta ( Z7ss7ie?'). R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



/. c? ad. sk. Lagos ( Ussher). R. B. Sliai-pe, Esq. 



g. (S ad. sk. Abeokuta. F. Nicholson, Esq. [P.]. 



h, i, d" [ ? ] ad. sk. Cameroons, Jan. 18, R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



1871 (Crossleg). 



h. c5' ad. sk. Kevimba, Gaboon, June R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



8, 1870 (SJcertchlg). 



l,m. (S't n. 2 ad.sk. Gaboon. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



0, c? imm. sk. Gaboon. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



(moulting). 



p. (S ad.sk. Kabinda, August 1872. Commander Sperling [P.]. 



q, r. S ad. st. Gaboon. M. Verreaux [C.]. 



s. S ad. st. West Africa. Piu-chased. 



t. Ad. in spirits. Gaboon. H. T. Ansell, Esq. [P.], 



52. Cinnyris amethystina. 



Soui-manga a front dore, Aud. et Vieill. Ois. Dor. ii. pp. 21 , 22, 



pis. 5, 6 (1802). 

 Sucrier velours, Levaill Ois.d'Afr. vi. p. 100, pi. 294 (1808); 



Sundeu. Ki'it. Framst., Levaill. p. 56 (1857). 



