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the metallic green is perhaps rather more smooth and brilliant 
than in C. afer, and the scarlet of the breast somewhat lighter ; 
but it is in the width of the latter that the bird differs most, the 
specimens in finest plumage having the belt an inch broad, 
which is actually wider than the same marking in the much 
larger C. afer. It is further remarkable that the wings are as 
long as in OC. afer, viz. 2in. 6lin., while in OC. chalybeus they 
measure only 2in. 3lin. The bill, however, is 1 line shorter than 
in C. chalybeus (culmen 9 lin.) and 5 lines shorter than in C. afer 
(123 to 13 lin.). 
“©. erikssoni cannot be confounded with C. chalybeus, the latter 
having such a very narrow scarlet breast-belt; but it is more like 
C. chloropyyius (Jard.), a native of all the tropical West-African 
coast from Senegal to Angola. This last-named bird, however, is 
much smaller (total length 3 in. 7 lin.), and wants both the 
blue upper tail-coverts and blue pectoral collar presented by 
C. erikssont.” 
Fig. Trimen, P.Z.S. 1882, pl. 32. 
Page 314. CrnnyRIS CHALYBEUS. 
Sent from Caconda by Senor Anchieta. 
Prof. Bocage has described a new species, C. intermedius, similar to 
C. chalybeus, but with the upper tail-coverts golden-green instead 
of steel-blue ; the abdomen is paler and more ashy brown, inclining 
to yellowish-white on the vent and under tail-coverts. Captain 
Shelley, who has examined the type of the above species, considers 
it to be the same as C. chalybeus. 
Rustenberg, May; Umvuli River, September (Ayres). 
Very common in the Drakensberg, near Newcastle, in midwinter ; also 
breeds (B., F., and R.). 
Page 316. CINNYRIS AMETHYSTINOS. 
We should not be surprised if the two specimens from Caconda 
recorded by Senor Anchieta turned out to be O. kirkii, as Prof. 
Barboza du Bocage speaks of the back and rump being of a violet 
colour with reflections, but does not speak of the metallic upper 
tail-coverts. 
Not uncommon from Durban to Ladysmith, but not seen beyond (B., 
F., and R.). 
Page 317. CrnyyRis KIRKI. 
Dr. Gadow has united this species to C. amethystinus, but, in our 
opinion, wrongly: and we agree with Captain Shelley that it is a 
distinct species. The origin of the mistake is no doubt the 
