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PORT NATAL SUN-BIRD. 



bcctarinia Nataleusis, JARDINE. 



PLATE XII. 



AN equally beautiful species, the metallic colours 

 appearing more brilliant from the deep and velvety 

 colour and texture of the other parts of the plumage, 

 we have received from the vicinity of Port Natal. 

 We have seen specimens also in the Fort Pitt collec- 

 tion, which were considered by the active superin- 

 tendent there as undescribed ; in the Zoological 

 Society also there is a specimen marked by Riippell, 

 though we could not ascertain that it was procured 

 by that traveller during his excursions. 



In our specimen, the coronal patch, confined to 

 the forehead and crown, is of a rich bluish- green. 

 The gular patch, of a golden-green, is confined to 

 the chin and throat, and is bordered on each side 

 with a narrow maxillary stripe of the same colour 

 with the crown. The upper parts, cheek, and sides 

 of the neck are of a very deep soft and velvety 

 umber-brown, paler on the wings and tail, the bend 

 of the wing having a violet patch. On the under 

 parts, the fore part of the neck and breast are 

 of a brilliant scarlet, appearing, in different lights, 



