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THE GREEN-RUMPED DOUBLE-COLLARED 

 SUN-BIRD. 



Nectarinia cliloropigia, JARDINE. 



iPLATE III. 



THE third bird which we alluded to, as allied to 

 these, formed part of a small collection brought to 

 this country on the return of Dr. Stanger, in 1841, 

 from the Niger expedition, and kindly entrusted to 

 us by Mr. Waterhouse. One specimen only ap- 

 peared among these, but Dr. Stanger allowed us 

 to compare a second at Manchester, which corre- 

 sponded with that previously seen. Its nearest 

 connexion is with the first, or Lesser-collared Sun- 

 bird, for which it was first mistaken ; and while it 

 presents considerable variations, it may still remain 

 a question how far local circumstances may influ- 

 ence varieties, and also whether the birds from that 

 part of the African coast continue constant in the 

 markings, &c. which seem to separate our two 

 birds. The distinctions are a less size and less pro- 

 portional length of the wings and tail ; the want 

 nearly of the blue collar, that being indicated by a 

 deeper green, slightly tinted with blue; by the 

 under parts and flanks being pale oil-green, whereas 

 Jiey are brocoli-brown in the other; and by the 



