246 COLTTMBIDJE. 



Z". Neck with no definite spots or 

 patches ; back, rump, and wing- 

 coverts with metallic lustre on the 

 margins of the feathers, more or 

 less distinct. 

 X'". General plumage cinnamon ; upper 

 part of the head French-grey (Al- 



socomus) punicea, p. 306. 



p'"' General plumage grey or slate- 

 grey (IantJice7ias). 

 y\ Head and neck French-grey, not 



sharply defined palumboides, 



S 4 . Head and neck not French-grey. [p. 308. 



a 5 . Ground-colour light slate-grey ; 

 upper parts with splendid golden 



purple gloss versicolor, p. 309. 



/3\ Ground-colour dark slate-grey or 

 slate-black, at least on the upper 

 parts. 

 a 6 . Cheeks and throat black, uni- 

 form with the neck. 

 a 7 . A grey crescentic band across 



the mantle jouyi, p. 310. 



ji\ No grey crescentic band across 

 the mantle ; general colour 

 dark slate ; lower part of hind 

 neck and upper part of mantle 

 metallic green ; reflections on 



back purplish janthina, p. 310. 



8*. Cheeks and throat not uniform 

 with the neck. 

 ■y 7 . Ground-colour of head and 

 throat of a vinous brown, 

 with lilac or purplish gloss . . nitens, p. 311. 

 d 7 . Upper part of the head and 

 throat not of the same colour ; 

 cheeks and throat grey or 

 white. 

 a 8 . Cheeks and throat grey. 

 a 9 . Cheeks and throat very- 

 dark grey ; underparts slate- 

 black metallica, p. 312. 



B 9 . Cheeks and throat pale 

 grey ; underparts slate- 

 grey ; upper parts dark 

 slate-black ; round the neck 

 a chestnut metallic lustre in 



some lights yriseigularis, 



8 s . Cheeks and throat white. [p. 313. 



y\ Ground-colour of the upper 

 parts slate-black or slate- 

 grey ; underparts more or 

 less vinaceous or purple- 

 chestnut. 



