1G2 PASSERES. 



Promerops cafer, Gray : Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 74. 

 a Cape of Good Hope (A. Strickland] 1832. b, c Cape of 

 Good Hope (N. C. Strickland) 1838. 



NECTARINIA. 

 Nectarinia, Illiger, Prodr. p. 210 (1811). 



775. Nectarinia famosa. 



Certhia famosa, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 187. 



Nectarinia famosa, Shelley, Mon. Cinn. 



a $ t b f Cape of Good Hope (A. Strickland) 1832. c 

 Cape of Good Hope (A. Strickland) 1833. d (N. C. Strick- 

 land) 1838. 



776. Nectarinia violacea. 



Certhia violacea, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 188. 

 Nectarinia violacea, Jard. Mon. Sun-birds, p. 200, pi. 16. 

 AnthobapJies violacea, Shelley, Mon. Cinn. 

 a , b f Cape of Good Hope, April 16 (A. Strickland) 

 1832. 



777. Nectarinia pulchella. 



Certhia pulcJiella, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 187. 



Nectarinia pulchella, Strickl. P. Z. S. 1850, p. 216 (partim) : 

 Shelley, Mon. Cinn. 



a (Mather) 1840. b $ Kordofan 17 Aug. (/. Petherick) 

 1848. c (Argent} 1851. 



A second Kordofan specimen marked N. pulchella by Strickland 

 seems to be an immature example of N. platyura. 



778. Nectarinia metallica. 



Nectarinia metallica, Hemp. & Ehr. Symb. Phys. Av. fol. a 

 pi. 1 : Strickl. P. Z. S. 1850, p. 216. 



Hedydipna metallica, Cab.: Shelley, Mon. Cinn. 

 a b f Kordofan October (J. Petherick) 1848. 



779. Nectarinia platyura. 



Cinnyris platurus, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. N. xxxi. p. 501. 

 Nectarinia cyanopygos, Licht. Verz. Doubl. p. 15. 

 a (Mather) 1840. b Kordofan 17 August (J. Petherick) 

 1848. 



