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EBOE SUN-BIRD. 



Neetarinia Eloensis, THOMPSON. 

 PL^TE XXX. 



"U r E ha 76 received, by the attention of Mr. Thomp- 

 son, one of the surgeons to the Niger expedition, 

 but too late for bringing into its proper place, both 

 sexes of a very remarkable Sun-bird, procured in 

 the vicinity of Eboe ; it will range with those having 

 the colouring and markings of -AT. fulginosa, Stan- 

 peril, Sec. but varies from them, as well as from 

 other species, by the throat and breast, or the parts 

 occupied generally by the coloured gular or pec- 

 toral patch, being of a dull straw-yellow, forming 

 a very decided contrast with the otherwise dark 

 plumage. In size the male is slightly less than N. \ 

 Stangerii) being in length about four inches and eight- , 

 tenths. Above, the plumage is of a uniform yd- i 

 lowish umber-brown, slightly darker on the wiu^s 

 and tail; the coronal patch passes the line of the I 

 eyes, and is of a deep green. Underneath the chin . 

 is velvet black, bordered by a maxillary stripe off 

 deep green, the fore parts of the neck and upper 1 

 breast straw-yellow bordered on the lower edge by 1 

 dark umber-brown; the lower breast, belly and* 

 sides, are pale chestnut-brown; under tail-covers! 



