402 A MONOGBAPH OF THE CINNYRID^, 



terised by the throat being strongly shaded with orange- 

 yellow. The adult male was figured on pi. 10 of 

 Part IV. 

 pi. 4. Cinnyris auriceps and C. morotensis. — The adult males 

 of each are here figured for the first time. The author 

 tells me that the illustration is not quite satisfactory, and 

 that the characteristic greener crown, and the green instead 

 of lilac gloss in the metallic portions of the throat, wings, 

 and back in morotensis, are not sufficiently marked in the 

 illustration ; Nectarinia porphyrolcema, Briigg., should be 

 struck out of the synonymy as it refers to Chalcosteiha 

 insignis, and not to Cinnyris auriceps. The locality Celebes 

 for C. auriceps rests upon Dr. Briiggeman's assertion that 

 Dr. Fischer collected it there. 



— Cinnyris morotensis — Is described as a new species from 



Morty Island, very closely allied to C. auriceps. 



pL 5. Cinnyris nigriscapularis and G. salvadorii. — The adult 

 males of both are here figured for the first time, and the 

 latter species is here described as new from the island of 

 Jobi in the Bay of Geelwink. I should not be surprised 

 if the acquisition of more specimens should void this sup- 

 posed species. 



pi. 6. Cinnyris proserpincs. — The male and female are here 

 figured for the first time. 



pi, 7. Cinnyris aspasioides and C. aspasice. — The adult males 

 of these species are figured, the former for the first time. 

 The " larger size" of C. aspasioides, " as shown by the 

 greater length of the culmen and tail," is given as one of 

 its characters, but is not apparent. I do not know the 

 birds, but they seem very closely allied in the illustration. 

 Chalcosteiha goramensis, Salvad., it appears, belongs to this 

 species. 



— Cinmjris aspasice. — In the synonymy we find Nectarinia 



amasia* S. Miill, and Chalcostetha chlorocephalay referred 

 to this species. Captain Shelley gives the range of this 

 species as : " Waigion, Koffias, Mysol, Salwatti, Aru 

 Islands, and New Guinea, and eastward to the Duke-of- 

 York Island." Captain Shelley, therefore, difiers from 

 Count Salvadori who considers the Duke-of-York Island 

 bird as distinct. 



— Cinnyris Jobiensis. — Here described. 



pi. 8. Cinnyris maforensis and C. mysorensis. — The adult males 

 of these two species are here figured for the first time, 

 and both are as fully described and dealt with as available 

 materials permit. 



* A mere lajpsiis calami as Salvadori has pointed out for astasia. 



