Mr. E. Hargitt on the Genus Gecinus. 



«*. Crown, occiput, and nape red vaillanti, S ^'^• 



y*. Crown and occiput grey striped with 



black, nape red vaillanti, § ad. 



d". Face grey, without white stripe from 

 the base of the upper mandible ; crown, 

 occiput, and nape red. 



g*. Malar stripe red sharpii, cJ ad. 



h*. Malar stripe black sharpii, $ ad. 



c^ Anterior half of face black ; crown, occi- 

 put, and nape red. 



i': Malar stripe red viridis, S ad. 



y^. Malar stripe black viridis, 5 ad. 



'. Throat, che.st, and sometimes upper breast 

 uniform, remainder of the underparts 

 varied with V-shaped, crescentic, or squa- 

 niate markings of black, brown, or brown- 

 ish olive. 

 f^. Underparts below the breast with some- 

 what V-shaped or crescent-shaped 

 markings of black ; malar stripe red. 

 /b*. Crown and occiput red, this colour 



spreading on to the black nape .... awokera, (^ ad. 

 /*. Crown grey varied with black, occiput 



red, nape black awokera, $ ad. 



ff^. Throat and chest olivaceous ashy ; under- 

 parts below the chest covered with 

 squamate markings of black ; tail en- 

 tirely barred ; malar patch striped 

 black and white. 

 »i*. Wing-coverts and scapulars, as well 

 as the back, uniform ; the squamate 

 markings on the underparts broad ; 

 tail black, narrowly barred with 

 creamy white, the black interspaces 

 showing clearly on the underside ; 

 the white bars on the wings much 

 narrower than the black. 

 e'. Crown, occiput, and nape red .... squnmatus, cf ad. 

 /'. Crown, occiput, and nape black . . squamahis, 5 ad. 

 n* {pale fonn). Wing-coverts and scapu- 

 lars barred with darker green ; the 

 squamate markings on the under- 

 parts extremely narrow ; tail creamy 

 white, narrowly barred with brown- 

 ish black, these bars showing faintly 



