6. CINNTHIS. 99 



Cinnyris angolensis, Less. Traite (VOni, p. 295, no. 15 (1831); 



Piicheran, Rev. et May. Zool. 1853, p. 486; Hartl. J.f. 0. 1855, 



p. 423 ; Shelley, 3Ionoyr. Nect. p. 279, pi. 87. 

 Nectarinia strangeri, Jard. Ann. Nat. Hist. x. p. 187, pi. 13 (1842) ; 



id. 3fonoyi: Sun-hirds, pp. 198, 257 (1842) ; Jard. k Selhy, III. 



Orn. n. s. pi. 48 (1842); Allen S/- Thomson, Kiped. Niyer, ii, 



Api). p. 501 (1848) ; Verr. Rev. et May. Zool. 1851, p. 313 ; 



Hartl. J.f. 0.1854, p. 10. 

 Cinnyris stangeri, Bp. C. A. i. p. 406, no. 8 (1850) ; id. Comptea 



Rendus, 1854, p. 265. 

 Chalcomitra stangeri, ReicJtb. Handb. Scansorice, p. 280, no. 647, 



pi. 568. fig. 3875 (1854). 

 Nectarinia angolensis, Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. pp. 45, 270 (1857) ; 



Cass. Pr. Fhilad. Acad. 1859, p. 35; Hartl. J. f. O. 1860, p. 136; 



id. J.f. 0. 1861, p. 108; Reichenoto, J. f. O. 1875, p. 30; Bouvier, 



Cat. Ois. Marche, p. 13 (1875) ; Bocaye, Orn. d'Anyola, p. 162 



(1877). 

 Chalcomitra angolensis, Oustalet, N. Arch. Mus. i. p. 84 (1878). 



Adult male. Forehead and whole fore neck metallic black in 

 position A, in B brilliant green, changing into dark greenish blue 

 in C ; the green of the forehead bordered posteriorly by a brilliant 

 purple crescent, whilst the metallic fore neck is separated from the 

 chest by a very narrow crescent of purple feathers with scarlet-red 

 tips ; all the rest of the body dark brown, with a faint velvety 

 bronzy gloss ; pr^ocular region and chin black. 



Immature male. Like the adult female, but with the metallic 

 colour on the fore neck and forehead developed. 



Female, Above uniform brown; tail and wings vdth pale edges ; 

 underparts pale dingy yellowish (not buff), mottled with brownish 

 on the breast and chest, owing to the brown centres of the 

 feathers. 



Young male. Throat sooty blackish ; abdomen and under tail- 

 coverts duU yellow ; breast strongly mottled with dark brown, as 

 each feather has a few dark brown spots or bars. 



cJ. Culmen 0-SO inch, wing 2-5-2-G.5, tail 1-6, tarsus 0-GO. 



5- ,, 0-75 „ „ 2-3-2-4, „ 1-5, „ 0-60. 



Hah. "West Africa, from Cameroons and Fernando Po to Angola, 



a. S juv. sk. W. Africa. E. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



h. (S ad. sk. Cameroons, January 26, 1871 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 

 ( Crossley), 



c. c? ad. st. Gaboon. M. VeiTeaux. 



d, e,f. c? ; ff, h. Gaboon. E. B. Sharpe, Esq. 

 2 ad. sk. 



i,k. (S imm. sk. Gaboon. R. B. Shai-pe, Esq. 



/. [ 2 ] juv. sk. Ogowe Eiver {Marche). E. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



»n. cJ ad. sk. Bembe, Angola. J. J. Monteiro, Esq. 



[C.]. 



54. Cinnyris adelherti. 



Cinnyris adelberti, Gerv. May, Zool. ili. pi. 19 (1834); Shelley, Mcmogr, 

 Nect. p. 281, pi. 88. 



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