8, ANTH0THBEPXE8. 115 



base of mandible pale. Culmen 0-65 incb, wing 2*25, tuH 1*95, 

 tarsus 0-6. 



The female resembles the male, but wants the metallic colour on 

 the forehead. 



Hab, Borneo. 



a. cJ ad. sk. Borneo. Purchased. 



b, c. S ad. sk. Paku, Sarawak, Dec. 1878. H. Everett, Esq 

 d. $ ad. ; e. Juv. sk. Sarawak. H. Everett, Esq 



4. Anthothreptes ancMetse. 



Nectarinia auchietse, Boccuje, Jorn. Lish. 1878, p. 1. 

 Antbreptes anchietse, Shelley, Monoyr. Ncct. p. 329, pi. 106. 



Adult, male. General colour above, including sides of head, wings, 

 and tan, olive-brown ; the tail with narrow pale edges ; forehead 

 and entire fore neck metallic steel-blue and green ; all the rest of 

 the underparts bright yellow ; middle of breast and under tail- 

 coverts strongly washed with bright scarlet ; bill and feet black. 

 Culmen 0-5 inch, wing 2*4, tail 1"6, tarsus 0"7. {Shelley.') 



Hah. Benguela. 



5. Anthothreptes longuemarii. 



Cinnyi'is longuemarii, Less. Bull. Soe. Xaf. xxv. p. 242 (1831) ; id, 



HI. Zool. pi. 23 (1831). 

 Anthreptes leucosoma, Swains. B. W. Afr. ii. p. 146, pi. 17 (1837) j 



Allen K^- Thomson, Exped. Niyer, i. p. 250 (1848). 

 Cinnvricincla leucosoma, Lafresnaye, Rev. Zool. 1840, p. 272; 



Reichb. Handb. Scansorice, p. 305, no. 715, pi. 588. figs. 3993-94 



(1854). 

 Nectarinia longuemarii, Gray, Gen. B.i. p. 99, no. 99 (1847); Haiim, 



J. f. 0. 1865, p. 76, 1866, p. 207 ; ITeuyl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 234 



(1871) ; Bocaye, Jorn. Lish. 1878, p. 2. 

 Anthreptes longuemarii, Bp. C. A. i. p. 409, no. 4 (1850); 



Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 53 (1857) ; Heuyl. J. f. 0. 1864, p. 263; 



Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 41, no. 386 (1871) ; Oukal. N. Arch. Mua. 



i. p. 152 (1878) ; Shelley, Monoyr. Neat. p. 335, pi. 108. 



Adult mcde. Crown of head, hind neck, upper throat, entire back, 

 shoulders, and upper taU-coverts brownish black, with a strong 

 metallic gloss, this gloss being least developed on the tail, where the 

 blackish brown is more predominant : in position B all these parts are 

 beautiful violet or purplish blue, in position C black with a slight 

 greenish-purple lustre ; tail, wings, and their coverts, sides of head, 

 ear-coverts, and chin dark brown ; all the rest of the underparts 

 pure white. With bright yellow pectoral tufts. 



Adidt female. U^^per taU-coverts and tail brownish black and 

 purple as in the male ; wings brown, slightly edged with olive ; 

 rest of upper parts and sides of head earthy brown ; a superciliary 

 stripe and all the underparts pure white, with the exception of the 

 abdomen and under tail-coverts, which are pale yellow. No pectoral 

 tufts, 



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