Birds from the Fantee Country. 53 



vascente marginatis ; cauda supra brunnea, subtus olivasceris, 

 rectricibus omnibus olivascente marginatis, extimis latius ; 

 giild flavidd ; torque pectorali chryseo-viridi, dor so concolori ; 

 infra illam torque altera aurantiucd ; pectore cinereo, flavo 

 paullo lavato ; fasciculis axillaribus taite limoneis ; hypo- 

 chondriis sericeis olivascentibus ; abdomine pallide limoneo, 

 subcaudalihus saturatioribus ; tectricibus subalarihus sericeo- 

 albis pallide limoneo lav at is ; rostro nigra ; pedibus saturate 

 brunneis. 

 Above bright golden-green, becoming dull olive on the rump, 

 and having a distinct coppeiy lustre on the upper tail-coverts ; 

 the scapulars and upper wing-coverts uniform with the back, on 

 the latter the least possible steel-blue lustre ; quills and primary- 

 coverts dark brown edged externally with olive-green, the inner 

 web white at the base ; tail dark brown above, olive-green be- 

 neath, and each feather edged externally with olive-green; cheeks, 

 ear-coverts, and a band across the breast golden-green, uniform 

 with the back ; throat pale lemon-yellow, becoming olive-green 

 towards the breast ; a second band across the breast, below the 

 tirst, orange ; breast itself grey with a faint tinge of yellow on 

 some of the feathers ; axillary tufts pure lemon-yellow ; tianks 

 olive-yellow, abdomen pure lemon-yellow, and the vmder tail- 

 coverts darker ; under wing-coverts silky-white tinged with 

 yellow ; bill black ; feet very dark brown. Total length 4 

 inches, bill from front '5, from gape '65, wing 2*3, tail 1*2, 

 tarsus '5, middle toe '4, hind toe "S. 



Before finally deciding on the novelty of this pretty little Sun- 

 bird, I took advantage of the kindness of Mr. D. G. Elliot to 

 send it by him to Paris for the inspection of M. Jules Verreaux, 

 who, as is well known, possesses the best collection of Nectari- 

 niida in the world ; and I was not a little pleased to have his tes- 

 timony as to my bird being apparently undescribed. I must 

 add that M. Verreaux possesses a specimen of this species from 

 an unknown locality ; and I have also another, from Ashantee, 

 given to me by Mr. Gould. 



104. Cassinia riNSCHi, sp. n. (Plate II. fig. 2.) "^ 



C. affinis C. rubicundse, sed supra fusca, caudd fusco-hrunned, 

 rectricibus extimis fere omninb, duabus proximis versus api- 

 cem, albis, tertiis etiam albo apicatis. 



