SYNOPSIS. 253 



N. VERROXII, Smith, 1831. 



Cinnyris Verroxii, Smith, South African Quart. Journ. 

 No. V. p. 13 ; Illust. of the Zool. of S. Afr., No. XI. 

 Aves. pi. 57, M. and F. 



<J Above, head, neck, less, w.-covers, and back, dark bluish 

 olive with metallic lustre (interrupted by the dark base of the 

 feathers appearing) ; lower part of the back, rump, up. t.-covers ? 

 w. and t., clove-brown, darkest on the t. and with a slight pur- 

 ple reflection. Below, pale hair-brown tinted with yellow, on 

 the sides and flanks shaded to brocoli-brown ; axillary tufts 

 scarlet-red ; bill, tarsi, and feet, blackish brown. Length, 5 in. 

 6-10ths; of bill to forehead, 91-lOths; of w. to long, quill, 

 4 in. 6-10ths. 



9 Above, uniform brocoli-brown, darker on the w. and t. 



Below, pale brocoli-brown, tinted with greenish-yellow, on 



the flanks and vent yellowish grey ; bill, tarsi, and feet, umber- 

 brown. Length, 5 in. 1 or 2-10ths. 



Hah. Kafir Land and eastward, towards Port Natal, Dr. 

 Smith. 



N. OBSCURUS, Jardine, 1842. 



<J Above, yellowish olive, darker on the crown, and Tiavinga 

 more yellow tint on the lower back and rump ; w. and t. umber- 

 brown, feathers edged with yellow oil-green ; t. underneath 

 appearing dark, the outer feathers tipped with greenish grey. 

 Below, whole under surface wine-yellow ; axillary tufts gam- 

 boge-yellow ; bill, tarsi, and legs umber- brown, first with the 

 base of the mandible pale. Length, 5 in. 2-10ths ; of bill to 

 forehead, 9-10ths ; of w. to long, quill, 2 in. 7-10ths. 



9 Abvve, similar to (J. Below, greyish wine-yellow ; bill, 

 tarsi, and feet, pale umber-brown. Length, 4 in. 9-10ths; of 

 bill to forehead, 8-10ths; of long, quill, 2 in. 3-10ths. 



flab. Fernando Po, Niger Exped. L. Fraser. 



N. OLIVACEUS, Dr. Smith, 183 . 



Cinnyris olivaeeus, Smith, Illust. of the Zool. of S. Afr. in 



Descrip. of C. verroxii 

 Above, dark olive, on the crown nearly bluish black ; w. 



