142 ANTHOTHREPTES IDIA. 



olive-yellow at the base of the lower mandible, legs olive- 

 green, irides hazel." 



In Gaboon, Du Cliaillu collected specimens on Cape Lope 

 and the banks of the Camma and Ogowe rivers, and Mr. Cassin 

 writes : " The female is smaller than the male, but very similar 

 in colours. The young male is like the female, but with 

 the colours duller, and of a darker green in all the plumage, 

 no axillary tufts." 



This Sunbird is extremely rare in collections and the 

 next two species are, I believe, known only by the type 

 specimens. 



Anthothreptes idia. 



Anthreptes idius, Oberholser, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xxii. p. 33 (1899) 

 Liberia. 



Type. — " Upper parts dark olive green, rather duller on the head ; wings 

 fuscous, the lesser coverts, edgings of the others and of the quills, like the 

 back ; tail-feathers greenish olive, with broad olive green exterior margins. 

 Sides of head and neck olive green ; eye ring olive yellow ; entire under 

 surface deep olive yellow, almost uniform, but rather paler on chin, and 

 shaded with olive green on sides and flanks ; lining of wing olive yellow. 

 Bill dark horn, paler beneath ; feet olive green." Total length 488 inches, 

 wing 216, tail 1-52, tarsus 0-56. 



The Liberian Olive Sunbird inhabits Liberia. 



Mr. R. P. Currie, who discovered the type, states that 

 " this species was not uncommon in the bush about Mount 

 Coffee, and that its Golah name is ' Zemeh.' " 



Besides the above description of the species Mr. Harry C. 

 Oberholser further writes : " Similar to Anthreptes fraseri, but 

 decidedly smaller ; the outermost primary scarcely more than 

 half as long ; rather darker, and much less yellowish green 

 throughout. This most noticeable on wings and tail. 



" In details of structure and in pattern of coloration this 



