29. ONTCOGNATHTJS. IGo 



coverts, bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills black, with steel- 

 green edges : the primaries deep chestnut for about two thirds of 

 their length ; tail-feathers black, glossed with steel-green on the 

 outer webs ; crown of head, sides of face, and throat glossy steel- 

 green, especially on the latter ; remainder of under surface of body 

 from the fore neck downwards glossy purple ; under wing-coverts 

 black, with glossy purplish margins : quills below chestnut with 

 blackish ends. Total length 9 inches, culmen 0-85, wing 5, tail 

 3*45, tarsus 0*95. 



Adult female. Much duller in colour than the male, the head and 

 face washed with hoary grey, the throat more decidedly hoary grey. 

 Total length 9 inches, wing 4-8, tail 4-*4, tarsus 0'9. 



Hab. Eastern Africa. 



a,h. c? ? ad. sk. Usambara Mountains, Pangani Shelley Coll. (Types 

 liiver {Sir J. Kirk). of species.) 



29. ONYCOGNATHUS. 



Type. 

 Onycognathus, Hartl. liev. et Mag. de Zool. 1849, p. 495. 0. fulgidus. 



Range. Confined to West Africa, ranging across the Congo Eegion 

 to Niam Mam. 



1. Onycognathus fulgidus, 



Onycognathus fulgidus, Hartl. JRev. et Mag. de Zool. 1849, p. 495, 

 pi. xiv. figs, 2, 3 * ; id. Ahhandl. nat. Ver. Hamhtrg, ii. p. 52, 

 taf. 7 (1849); Verr. in Chenu, Encijcl. Meth. v. p. 160 (1850) • 

 Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 115 (1857) ; id. J.f. O. 1859, p. 35 ; id. 

 Ahhandl. naf. Ver. Bremeti, iv. p. 86 (1874). 



Juida fulgida, Graij, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 25, no. 6350 (1870). 



Adxdt male. General colour above glossy purple, a little brighter 

 on the lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts; lesser and median 

 wing-coverts like the back ; greater coverts, bastard-wing, primary- 

 coverts, and quills dull steel-green, slightly glossed with purple, and 

 having a submargiual line of velvety black; the primaries deep 

 chestnut for two thirds of their length ; tail-feathers black, with a 

 gloss of steel-green on the edges ; crown of head glossy purjjle like 

 the back ; the hind neck, sides of neck, ear-coverts, and sides of 

 face glossy steel-green ; lores velvety black ; throat glossy steel- 

 green ; remainder of under surface of body from the fore neck down- 

 wards glossy purple, rather more bluish purple on the lower flanks, 

 thighs, and under tail-coverts ; under wing-coverts black, glossed 

 with purple ; quills below chestnut, blackish towards the ends. 

 Total length 14 inches, culmen 1-4, wing 6-4, tail 6-8, tarsus 1-4. 



Adult ft: male. Smaller; the colours scarcely to be distinguished 

 from the male; the head and back ashy, longitudinally streaked. 

 {Hartlauh.) 



Hah. Island of S. Thomas, "W. Africa, 



a. c? ad. sk, S. Thomas. Pui-chased. 



* Onycorhamphas on plate. 



