112 NECTARrNllD^. 



8. ANTHOTHREPTES. 



Type. 

 Anthreptes, Sw(ii?is. ClaM. B. ii. p. 329 (1837) .... A. malaccensis. 



Cinnvricinclus, Le<s. Hev. iii. p. 272 ( 1840) A. longuemarii. 



Anthodueta, Cab. Miis. Hein. i. p. 100 (1850) A. collaiis. 



Chalcoparia, Cah. torn. cit. p. 103 A. pha?nicoti3. 



Authotnreptes, Coh. torn. cit. p. 104 A. ma]accensi.s. 



Manfrusia, Bp. Cmnpt. Ecnd. 1854, p. 265 A. rectiro.>tns. 



Eucbloridia, Beichh. Ilanclb. Scnnsoria, p. 312(1854) A. rectirostris. 



Hypogramma, Beichh. torn. cit. p. 314 A. hypogrammica, 



Tephrolsema, Heine, J.f. O. 1860, p. 137 A. tephroloema. 



Arachnophila, Salvad. Ann. 3Ius. Civ. Genova, v. 

 p. 172 (1874) A. .^implex. 



Bill shorter than, or equal to, rest of the head ; culinen and 

 genj-s rather straight. Xostrils basal, operculated, exposed. First 

 primary short ; tip of wing formed by third, fourth, and fifth pri- 

 maries. Tail square, or slightly rounded, shorter than wing. Tarsus 

 entirely covered with scales. Male with metaUic colours, sometimes 

 pectoral tufts. No iluffy feathers on the back. 



Range. Indo-Malayan aud African. 



Key to the Sjiecies. 



a. No pectoral tufts. 



a'. Metalhc colours confiued to a naiTOw hand on 



the hind neck, rump, and upper tail-coverts. . hypoyrammica, 



b. Bright pectoral tufts, or sides of breast bright [p. 112. 



yellow. 

 b'. No metallic colom-s ; general colour olive-^een fraseri, p. 113. 

 c'. Metalhc colours confined to the forehead; breast 



oUve-grey simplex, p. 114. 



d'. ^Metallic colom-s confined to the forehead, throat, 



and fore neck ; breast red anchietce, p. 115. 



e'. Upper parts metaUic. 



a". Underparts of body pure white hnguemarii, p. 115. 



b". Throat metaUic. 



a'". Breast and abdomen creamy white auranfia, p. 116. 



b'". Breast and abdomen rich yellow ; whole 



throat metaUic coUaris, p. 116. 



c'". Breast and abdomen and upper throat 



grey tephrolcema, p. 120. 



c". Throat yellow; metaUic collar across the 



chest rectirostri.^, p. 119. 



d". Throat and fore neck orange-brown ; rest of 

 underparts yeUow. 



d'". Ear-coverts metaUic coppery phoenicdis, p. 121. 



,,, _, ^ , ,,. ,. I malaccen>fis, p. 122. 



e' '. Ear-coverts non-metaUic, ohve j griseigularis,-^. 126. 



1. Anthothreptes hypograminica. 



Anthreptes macularia, Blyth, Journ. A. S. B. xi. p. 107 (1842, sine 

 descr.). 



