11. LANIAKIUS. 151 



non-operculated, oval, in front of a more or less coriaceous groove, 

 exposed ; rictal bristles present, but hardlj' any nasal bristles. First 

 primary two thirds of the next one in length ; wings much rounded, 

 the tip being formed by the fourth to sixth, or even fifth to seventh 

 primaries. Tail equal to or slightly longer than wing, graduated. 

 Tarsus covered with transverse scales anteiiorlj-. Colour of bill jet- 

 black. The sexes are coloured alike. Always either red or green 

 in the plumage, the principal colours being green, red, and yellow, 

 whilst blue is excluded. Length of wing from 3-4: to 4-5 inches. 

 Bange. Confined to Africa. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Lower back pink, rest of back light brownish . . cruentus, p. 152. 



b. Tail, back, and wings black. 



a'. Wings with a longitudinal white bar ; head 

 black. 



n". Body below crimson afrococcineus, p. 152. 



b". Body below^ orange-red airocroceiis, p. 153. 



b'. Wings entirely black ; under tail-coverts buff. 



c". Head yellow bnrharus, p. 153. 



d". Head black enjthrogaster, p. 154. 



&, Lower back and outer webs of quiUs green. 

 c'. Tail and secondaries with large yellow tips, 

 e". Wing exceeding 4 inches in length ; size 

 large. 

 «'". Underparts orange; tail with a black 

 siibterminal band. 



a^. Upper back green hypopyrrhus, p. 155. 



i*. Upper back grey poliochlamys, p. 155. 



b'". Underparts yellow ; tail without a black \poliocephalus,^.\5Q. 



siibterminal band ( monteiri, p. 157. 



/". Wing less than 4 inches in length; size 

 small. 



c'". Breast and throat black melanothora.r, p. 157. 



d'". Breast and throat washed with crimson. muUicoJor,^. 158. 

 e'". All the underparts lemon-yeUow, a faint 



orange band across the chest sulfweipectus, p. 159. 



d'. Central pair of tail-feathers black ; quills 

 without yellow tips ; wing about 3 inches 

 in length ; small birds. 



(j". Abdomen white ; head grey rubiginosus, p. IGO. 



h". Abdomen yellow ; head green olivaceus, p. 161. 



e'. With a shai-ply defined black crescent on the 

 chest, 

 t". Head grey ; throat and breast yellow .... bakhakiri, p. 1G2. 

 k". Head green ; throat crimson. 

 /'". Breast, abdomen, and vent yellow .... quadrkohr, p. 164. 

 g'". Vent and middle of abdomen and of 



breast chestnut-red, rest of breast green, viridis, p. 165. 



