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Fam. CUCULID^E. 

 Genus, CORYTHAIX. 

 CORYTHAIX Burchelii. 



C. capute cristato, crista et nucha purpureis ; capistro et an- 

 nulo circa oculos lucido viridibus ; cervice et parte anteriore 

 dorsi viridibus; parte posterior e dorsi, uropygio, caudaque 

 cceruleis ; venire infimo cceruleo-nigro. 



Head crested, crest and nape brilliant purple ; front, and a 

 circle round each eye, deep shining green ; cervex and inter- 

 scapulars light green with a shade of brownish red ; scapulars, 

 shoulders, back, rump, and tail, blue, varying in brilliancy ; 

 the tail slightly rounded. Primary quill feathers black with a 

 tinge of blue, and the inner vanes towards the middle of the 

 feathers crimson ; chin, throat, and sides of neck, grass green ; 

 breast green with a shade of reddish ; anterior part of belly 

 dark green ; posterior part and vent blackish blue ; legs, toes, 

 claws, and bill, black. Length sixteen inches, of which the 

 tail forms nearly the half. Inhabits the country about Port 

 Natal, and is named in honor of the indefatigable traveller and 

 eminent botanist Wm. Burchel, Esq. author of Travels in South 

 Africa, &c. 



Fam. CINNYRID^E. 

 Genus, CINNYRIS. 



CINNYEIS Veroxii. 



C. supra subviridis vialaceo umbrata ; infra cinnerea, pectore 

 duobus maculis scarlatinis notata. 



Front, crown, cervex, sides of head and neck, interscapulars, 

 back, and shoulders, dusky green with shades of splendent 

 violet or purple ; quill feathers and tail brownish with a shade 

 of green. Chin, throat, breast, belly, and vent, ash colored ; 

 the flanks with a tinge of green. On each side of breast im- 

 mediately inside of the bend of the wing, a small scarlet tuft ; 

 bill and legs black, claws dark horn colored. Length from bill 

 to base of tail two inches and three-quarters ; length of tail 

 two inches ; length of bill one inch and a quarter. Inhabits 

 Cafferland ; and the specimen from whence the above descrip- 

 tion was taken, was given to me by Mr. VERREAUX, through 

 whose liberality I have been put in possession of many new 

 and interesting objects of Natural History. 



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