176 NESOCHARIS SHELLEYI 
Nesocharis shelleyi. 
Nesocharis shelleyi, Alexander, Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 48 (1903) Fernando 
Po; Reichen. Vég. Afr. iii. p. 176 (1904). 
Type. Wntire head and upper half of throat jet black ; neck leaden grey ; 
entire back and the edges of the wing-feathers olive yellow, of a slightly 
yellower shade on the lower back and upper tail-coverts; tail entirely black ; 
remainder of the wings dusky black, with the under coverts and broad inner 
edges to the quills white ; lower half of the throat, under surface of the body 
and the under tail-coverts leaden grey like the neck, where it fades into 
amarginal white line next to the black ear-coverts. ‘Iris brown; bill 
glossy bluish slate colour; tarsi and feet brownish black.” Total length 
3:1 inches, culmen 0:3, wing 1-65, tail 1:1, tarsus 0°56. 9, 12. 12. 02. 
Moka (Alexander). 
Shelley’s Mannikin is confined to Fernando Po Island. 
Mr. Boyd Alexander writes: “ This species was not found 
in the northern part of the island, but was discovered by my 
collector on the Moka highlands. It appears to be rare, since 
only two specimens were observed and obtained, which were 
frequenting the tops of tall thick-leaved trees.” 
Genus IX. CHLORESTRILDA. N. gen. 
Bill and general structure like that of Estrilda. Wing rounded ; 
primaries 4, 5 and 6 about equal and longest; 2 shorter than 3 and equal 
to 7; 1 very short, narrow and sharply pointed. ‘Tail graduated and 
wedge-shaped, extending beyond the wing by about one inch and beyond 
the outstretched feet by half that length. Back and upper tail-coverts olive 
yellow; breast and under tail-coverts mostly leaden grey, with some yellow 
on the sides of the body. Type, VY. ansorgei. 
The genus inhabits the western half of Northern Tropical Africa and 
comprises two species. In the colouring, especially of the type, it shows its 
affinities to Nesocharis, while in the form of the bill and tail it much 
resembles Hstrilda. 
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