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The author met with it at Abouri during his travels in the 



Aguapim mountains, and was evidently much struck with its 



beauty. 



pi. 6. Cinnyris talatala. — 



The author places this bird in his u white-breasted section" 



of the u pale metallic group." 



pi. 7. Cinnyris albiventris. — The adult male and female are 

 here figured and described from the type specimens in the 

 Strickland collection at Cambridge, said to be in very bad 

 condition. According to the author it is a well-marked 

 species, which " should be arranged between C. venustus 

 and C. talatala." 



pi. 8. Cinnyris afer.— 



Captain Shelley, we find, refers Nectarinia ludovicensis, Bocage, 



to this species. 



He places it in the "ashy-breasted section" of his "pale 



metallic group/' 



pi. 9. Cinnyris chalybeus. — The adult male and male in moult 

 are figured. The female, which is similar to that of G. 

 afer, is not figured. The author had opportunities of 

 observing its habits while he was in South Africa, but he 

 does not tell us much about it. 



pi. 10. Cinnyris chloropygius. — The adult male and female 

 are figured. 

 The author met with this bird on the Gold Coast near Cape 



Coast Castle and in the Aguapim Mountains. 



— Promerops cafer. — This species was figured in the first part. 

 The author gives some original notes upon this species, which 

 he frequently met with in Cape Colony. . 



—Promerops gurneyi. — There are no figures given of this or 

 the following species. 



— Anthrobaphes violacea. — He considers this species to form 

 " the connecting link between the African genus Necta- 

 rinia and the oriental j^Ethopyga.' 1 '' 

 We do not know why the author designates the genus 



Anthrobaphes, the derivation (Cab. Mus. Hein., I., 103) is 



Part III. appeared 27th February 1877. 

 pi. 1. Cinnyris fuscus. — 

 pi. 2. Cinnyris dussvmieri. — The adult male and female are 



here well figured for the first time. 

 pi. 3. Anthreptes hypogrammica. — The adult male 



and female are figured. It is a pretty plate, but from 



