100 NECTARINIIB^. 



Nectarinia eboensis, Jard. Monogr. Sun-birds, p. 244 (1842). 

 Nectarinia adelberti, Jard. t. c. p. 257, pi. 30; id. ^- Sctbi/, III. 



Orn. 1842, pi. 4'J : Bp. C. A. i. p. 404 ; Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. 



p. 44 (1857) ; id. J.f. O. 18G1, p. 108 ; Rcichenow, J. f. O. 1875, 



p. 30. 

 Cinnyris eboensis, Allen (^- Thorns. Uxped. Niger, ii. Aj>p. p. 502 



(1848). 

 Chalcomitra adelherti, Beichsnb. Ilandb. Scansor. p. 279, pi. 568. figs. 



3876-77 (1854). 

 Nectarinia angolensis, Sharpe, Ibis, 186D, p. 383, 1870, p. 473 {nee 



Less.). 



Adult male. Anterior half of crown and a moustachial streak 

 brilliant metallic green, changing to purple in position C ; ocular 

 region, sides of head, nape, and hind neck Tclvety brownish black, 

 passing into dark brown on the rest of the back, wings, and tail ; 

 lesser, median, and carpal wing-coverts rich fawn-colour ; rest of 

 wing-coverts edged with the .same ; upper part of throat dark velvety 

 brown ; rest of fore neck rich cream-colour (not buff), bordered by a 

 narrow crescent of velvety brown feathers ; rest of the underparts, 

 including the under wing- coverts, rich cinnamon-colom- ; inner 

 web of remiges without any pale edgings. 



Female. Like that of C. angolensis. 



d . Culmen 0-75 inch, wing 2-4-2"5 (not 2-3), tail I'o, tarsus 

 0-65. 



2 . Culmen OTo inch, wing 2-25-2-30, tail 1-4, tarsus 0-65. 



Mab. West Africa, from Senegal to the Xiger. 



a. S ad. sk. Ebo, W. Africa. Capt. W. R. Thomson 



fp.]. 

 b,c.^;d.2 f d. Asbantee. Gould, Esq. 



sk. 

 e. cJ ad.;/. $ ad. ; Fantee (Aubimt). R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



g, h, i. Imm. sk. 

 k,l. cS 2 ad. sk. Abrobonko, January 14, R. B. Shaii^e, Esq. 



1871 (Uss/ier). 



7. ARACHNOTHERA. 



Type. 



Arachnothera, Temm. PI. Col. pi. 388, note 



(1826) A. chrysogenys. 



Arachnoraphis, Reichb. Handb. Scansoria, 



p. 313 (1854) A. fla^agastra. 



Avachnocestra, Reichb. torn. cit. p. 314 A. crassirostris. 



Melilestes, Snlvad. (pt.) Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. i Ptil. megalorhynchus. 

 vii. p. 950 (1875) j A. iholophus. 



Bill much longer than rest of the head ; culmen curved, either 

 rounded (Arachnorhaphis) or keeled (Arachnothera) ; margins of 

 maxilla sometimes serrated. jVostrils basal, longitudinal, opercu- 

 lated. Nasal bristles completely wanting, but a few feeble rictal 

 bristles are found in some species. First primary short ; tip of 

 wing formed by third, fourth, and fifth primaries. Tail very 

 short, about half the length of the wing, square. Tarsus anteriorly 



