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o 5 . Breast buff; a double pectoral- 

 band of maroon brown and 

 black. 

 g e . Black pectoral-band confined 

 to front half of chest (Mada- 

 gascar) souimanga. C t 



h°. "Sooty breast-patch much 

 more extensive, reaching 

 medially, to middle of belly " 

 (Aldabra Is.) aldabranns. 



i e . " Under parts posterior to 

 maroon-bay pectoral - band 

 almost entirely sooty black " 

 (Assumption Is. and Gloriosa 



Is.) abbotti. ' 



2 . A broad scarlet pectoral-band. 

 g 3 . Upper tail-coverts and a narrow 

 metallic collar, blue. 

 i l . Abdomen ashy stone-colour. 

 p*. Larger; wing 2-5; scarlet pec- 

 toral-band slightly paler and 

 broader. 

 k e . Culmen 1-1; metallic pectoral- 

 band more violet .... afer. ?Z 

 l G . Culmen 0-65 ; metallic pec- 

 toral-band bluer ludovicensis. 



q 5 . Smaller; wing 2-25; scarlet 

 pectoral-band darker and nar- 

 rower ; culmen 0-9 .... chahjbeus. ? ( 

 k 4 -. Abdomen not ashy stone-colour, 

 either browner or yellower. 

 r 5 . Abdomen shaded with yellow. 

 m 6 . Quills with no yellow edges. 

 c 7 . Smaller; wing 2-1; upper 



tail-coverts steel blue . . mediocris. 

 d 7 . " Larger ; wing 25 ; upper 



tail-coverts lilac blue" . . stuhlmanni. 

 n e . Quills edged with yellow . . fuelleborni. 

 s 5 . Abdomen brown with no yellow 

 shade. 

 o 6 . Quills edged with yellow ; 



culmen 0-8 pretissi. 



p 6 . Quills with no yellow edges ; 



culmen shorter reichenowi. 



[9 June, 1899. 



