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It was described bv Ogii.vie-Grant in iqo6 froni a bird shot in 

 the Seniliki valley by Mr. Douglas Carruthers during the 

 Ruwenzori expédition : a second female spécimen was obtained by 

 the sanie collector on the upper Congo. The female was figured in 

 the Traiis. Zool. Soc, vol. XIX, plate X, fig. 2. 



Dr. Christy bas at last obtained three beautiful maies together 

 with another female; ail were collected on the Uelle River. 



a) cf ad. [labelled? 9 obviously in error] N° 831. Poko, Uelle 

 River, 2g-VI-i4. 



/;) [d] ad. N" qrq. Poko, Uelle River, 15-VII-14. 



c) d ad. N° qoi. Poko, Uelle River, 12-VII-14. 



d) Q ad. N" 1106. Poko, Uelle River, i2-VII[-i4. 



The description vvhich appeared in the Ihill. B. O. ('., XL, 

 p. g, is as follovvs. 



Adnlt inalc. Forehead, crown of the head, cheeks, sides oi the 

 throat and breast brilliant crimson, several shades brighter than in 

 S. ruhricapilla. Bellv Hanks and the sides of the bodv deep black, 

 the sides and flanks liberally sprinkled with crimson feathers nnder 

 tail-coverts black, a few of the feathers tipped with crimson; tail 

 feathers black, verv slightlv glossed when tresh. 



Nape, mantle, scapulars, and back deep glossv blue becoming 

 dnller bhie-black on the rump. 



Major coverts dull black, each feather narrowlv fringed with 

 glossv blue; primaries and secondaries dull black, unglossed ; iris, 

 probably similar to the female which is stated bv Carruthers to be 

 dark brown ; feet dark brown : bill, both mandibles metallic 

 purplish-blue at the base, red at the tip. 



Culmen, r8 mm. wing, 70 mm. tarsus 22 mm., tail 64 mm. 



Note. - [In the two other maies obtained the wings measure 

 67 and 68 mm. respectively]. 



The spécimen described is N° 831 in the British Muséum. The 

 other spécimens enumerated are in the Tervueren Muséum. 



