NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



Family X.— Nectariniidae 



Genus I. — Nectar inia 



1. Malachite Sun Bird. 



{Nectarinia fa77tosa.) 



2. Melsetter Sun Bird. 



{Nectarinia arturi.) 



Genus II. — Cinnyris 



1. Southern Bifasciated Sun Bird. 



{Cinnyris niariquensis^ 



2. Little Bifasciated Sun Bird. 



{Cinnyris 7nariquensis microrhynehus^ 



3. South African White-breasted Sun Bird 



{Cimiyris leticogaster.) 



4. Neergaard's Sun Bird. 



{Ci?inyris neergaardi.) 



5. Great Double-collared Sun Bird. 



{Cirinyris afer.) 



6. Shelley's Sun Bird. 



{Cinnyris shelleyi.) 



7. Northern Double-collared Sun Bird. 



{Cinnyris ludovicensis.) 



8. Reichenow's Sun Bird. 



{Cijznyris szibalaris.) 



9. Lesser Double-collared Sun Bird. 



{Cinnyris chalybeus.) 



10. Scarlet-chested Sun Bird. 



{Cinnyris gutturalis.) 



11. Western Scarlet-breasted Sun Bird. 



{Cinnyris gutturalis saturatior.) 

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