478 Mr. R. B. Sharpe on Additional Collections of 



blackish-brown, the secondaries rather paler ; tail blackish- 

 brown, paler underneath ; fore part of the head and entire 

 throat purplish-blue; cheeks and ear-coverts dark brown; under 

 surface of the body paler brown ; axillary tufts lemon-yellow ; 

 bill and feet black. Total length 5-8 in., bill -95, wing 2*7, 

 tail 1'9, tarsus '6. 



I have thought it worth while to describe this species, as it is 

 extremely rare in collections, and specimens differ in coloration. 

 That described is in the Leyden Museum, and was obtained in 

 Fantee by Nagtglas. 



tl42. Nectarinia johann^e, Verr. ; Hartl,, Orn. Westafr. 

 p. 45. 



A male sent by Mr. Ussher in his first collection. He in- 

 forms me that it is very rare in Fantee. 



tl43. Nectarinia verticalis (Reich.) ; Hartl., Orn. West- 

 afr. p. 50. 



In the collection received from Mr. Higgins. 



tl44. Nectarinia obscura, Jard. ; Hartl., Orn. Westafr. 

 p. 50. 



In the collection received from Mr. Higgins. 



tI45. Nectarinia subcollaris (Reich.) ; Hartl., Orn. 

 Westafr. p. 52. 



This species would appear to be tolei-ably common in Fantee, 

 as every collection lately received contains examples of it. One 

 specimen was sent by Mr. Ussher from the Volta. 



tl46. Nectarinia fuliginosa (Shaw) ; Hartl., Orn. West- 

 afr. p. 43. 



Of this beautiful Sunbird, Mr. Ussher has sent several speci- 

 mens from the Volta, Lagos, and Cape Coast ; so that it is not 

 rare in Fantee, although not recorded thence before. Mr, 

 Swanzy also has specimens. 



tl47. Nectarinia reichenbachi, Hartl., Orn. Westafr. 

 p. 50. 



Two specimens sent from the Volta by Mr. Ussher. M. 

 Verreaux, who possesses the type, has seen them and pro- 

 nounced them to be correctly determined. 



