116 NECTARINnDiE. 



cj . Culmen 0*72 inch, wing 3'0, tail 2*1, tarsus 0*7. 

 $ . ,, 0-72 „ „_ 2-6, „ 1-9, „ 0-7. 

 Hah. Northern half of Ethiopian Region. 



a. c? ad. ; b. Imm. sk. Gambia. Purchased. 



c. c? ; d, e, J ad. sli. Casamauze. R. 13. Sharpe, Esq. 



6. Anthothreptes aiirantia. 



Anthreptes aurantiiun, Vcrr. Hev. et May. Zool. 1851, p. 417 ; Ilartl. 



J.f. 0. 1854, p. 14, no. 129. 

 Autlireptes aurautius, Strickl. Contr. Orn. 1851, p. 133; Oust. BuU. 



Soc. Phihm. 7th series, i. p. 106 (1877) ; id. N. Arch. Mtis. i. p. 94 



_(1878). 

 Cirmyi'icincla anrantia, Reichb. Ilandb. Scansoricc, p. 306, no. 716 



(1854) ; S}). Comptes Reiidus, 1854, p. 265. 

 Nectarinia aurantium, Milll. J. f. O. 1855, p. 16, no. 176. 

 Anthreptes aurautia, Ilartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 63 (1857) ; Cass. Pr. 



Philad. Acad. 1859, p. 37, no. 48 ; Dii Chaillu, Equat. Afr. p. 472 



(1861); Harfl. J. f. O. 1861, p. 110; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 41, 



no. 387 (1871) ; ul. P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 609, 615 ; Skellet/, Monogr. 



Nect. p. 331, pi. 109. 

 Anthothveptes am-antia, Heine, J.f. O. 1860, p. 138. 

 Arachnothera aurautia, Grai/, Hand-l. B. i. p. 113, no. 1401 (1869). 



Adult male. All the upper parts, sides of head and neck, and the 

 upper throat black, with a brilliant metallic gloss ; wing-coverts 

 and outer edges of secondaries glo.*sy gi'cen in position B, blue in 

 position C. In position B the head all round and the greater part of 

 the back are brilliant dark green, whilst the hind neck, part of the 

 mantle, and the whole tail are deep steel-blue ; in position C all 

 these parts change into dark purplish blue. All the underparts, except 

 the metallic throat, are uniform buffy white. Pectoral tufts very 

 well developed and of a rich orange-colour. Culmen 0-72 inch, wing 

 2- 5-2-7, tail 1-8-2, tarsus 0-7. 



Adult female. Wanting the pectoral tufts ; cheeks, ear-coverts, 

 fore neck, and throat white ; rest of underparts, including the chest, 

 pale jeUow ; the colour of the upper parts resembling the male, but 

 with the hind neck green instead of blue. Wing 2-4 inches. 



Young. Upper parts olive, inclining to ashy grey on the crown ; 

 wings and tail brown, the former broadly edged with olive ; outer 

 pairs of tail-feathers with large pale tips; sides of head and fore 

 neck dingy white; rest of underparts pale yellow. Wing 2-15 

 inches, tail 1-4, tarsus 0-67. 



Mab. West Africa, from Cameroons to Gaboon ; Fernando Po. 



ft. J ad. sk. Cameroons (Crosslei/). H. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



J. [ 2] juv. sk. Fernando Po. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



c, d. (^ $ ad. sk. Gaboon. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



7. Anthothreptes coUaris. 



A. A. collaris. 



Le Sucrier gamtocin ou a cordon bleue, Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. vi. p. 174, 

 pi. 299 (1808) ; Sundev. Krit. Framst., Levaill. p. 57 (1857). 



