.ETHOPTGA. 347 



V. Middle tail-feathers exceeding next pair 

 by less than half tarsus. 

 c". No metallic patch behind the ear- 

 coverts. 

 a"'. Moustachial streak entirely violet. AC. cava tf,p. 349. 

 b'". Moustachial streak bordered with 



black interiorly AC. nicobarica S, p. 350. 



(V. A metallic patch behind the ear- 



. „, . coverts AC. vigorsi cS , p. 350. 



b. (ytun and throat of a dark colour, not 

 crimson. 



<■'. Middle tail-feathers red AS. ignicauda c$ , p. 351. 



d'. Middle tail-feathers green or violet. 

 e". Back crimson. 



c". Dark portion of crown abruptly 

 defined posteriorly and not ex- 

 tending to nape. 



«*• Breast yellow At., govldue <$ , p. 352. 



V. Breast crimson AC. dabryi J , p. 353. 



df". Dark portion of crown extending 

 to hind neck or mantle. 

 c 4 . Crown, upper tail-coverts, and 

 tail steel-blue. 



a\ Breast black AC. saturate <5 , p. 354. 



b b . Breast yellow, streaked with [p. 354. 



crimson AC. sanguinipectm 3 , 



<V. Crown, upper tail-coverts, and 



tail green AC. nepalemis 6 , p. 355. 



f . Back olive-yellow JE. horsfieldi S , p. 350. 



e. Chin and throat green, like remainder of 

 lower plumage. 

 e'. A yellow band across the rump. 

 g". Upper plumage light green. 



e'". Bill from gape to tip -8 AC. saturata $ , p. 354. 



f". Bill from gape to tip 05' JE. gouldice $ , p. 352. 



h" . I pper plumage dull green tinged 



, wi !]! as K v - [p. 354. 



g ' . Bill from gape to tip -8 AJ. sanguintpeet&s J , 



h"\ Bill from gape to tip -7 IC. dalryi $ , p. 353. 



/'. No yellow band across nun p. 



i". 1 >istance from tip of outernn st feather 

 of tail to tip of tail equal to tarsus 

 or more. 

 i"'. Pale tips to tail-feathers obsolete. JE. ignicauda £, p. 351. 

 //". Tips of tail-feathers large, white, , ,, , . n 



and well-defined .. j <%• ne P a ^rms 2 , p. ■■■ 5. 



k". Distance from tip of outermost feather l^' seheri<s ?»P- : ' js - 

 of tail to tip of tail less than hind 

 toe. 

 /'". Tail about 1-7 ; lower plumage 



^ distinctly ashy green AC. vigorsi $ , p. 350. 



)/>'". Tail about r5j lower plumage 



distinctly pure green* AC. cam $ , p. 349. 



* I have not been able to examine females of JE. nicobarica and AC. ander- 

 soni, and the only female of AC. horsfieldi accessible to me has no bill. I consc- 

 quei.tly omit these three from the Key. 



