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the position of the female the distinguishing characters of 

 that sex, the absence of the steel-blue colour on the back 

 of the neck and rump are lost. 

 The specific name hypogrammica, S. Mull., is apparently 

 rightly chosen, as Anthreptes macularia, Blyth, was not des- 

 cribed until 1843, when Blyth applied to the same species 

 the fresh name of A. nuchalis. 



pi. &. Cinnyris cyanolcemus. — The adult male and female are 

 here, we believe, figured for the first time. 

 Indeed the female does not appear to have been previously 

 described. 



pi. 5. Eudrepanis pulcherrima. — This and the next three 

 species are some of the recent novelties collected in the 

 Philippine Islands by Dr. Steere, (to whom we also are in- 

 debted for a number of beautiful specimens) and are here 

 figured for the first time. 

 Of the present species only the type is known and the two 

 fio-ures are drawn from the same specimen. 



The new genus Eudrepanis is here described by Mr. Sharpe 

 for the first time. 



pi. 6. ^Ethopyga Shelleyi. — Named after the author by Mr. 

 Sharpe ; is a lovely species. 

 The female is unknown. 

 pi. 7. yEthopyga magnified. — Adult male and female are 



figured. 

 pi. 8. Arachnothera dilutior. — The figure represents the adult 

 male, the only specimen known of this bird. 

 It was collected by Dr. Steere in the island of Palawan, and 

 is the first instance of the genus Arachnothera being found in 

 the Philippines. 

 pi. 9. Cinnyris frenatus. — 



In the synonomy we find Nectarinia flavigastra and N. aus- 

 iralis, Gould, referred to this widely-spread species. 



This species is included it what the author calls " the yellow- 

 breasted section of the Asiatic olive-backed group/' which 

 section comprises six species, all of which are described in this 

 part, and their specific differences pointed out. We have al- 

 ready given a key to this group, ante, p. 70. 



— Cinnyris jxigularis. — The plate of this species is not yet 



issued. 

 pi. 10. Cinnyris flammaxillaris. — 



— Cinnyris r/iizophora. — The plates for this and the next four 



species have not yet appeared. 

 — Cinnyris peutoralis. 

 —Cinnyris bouvieri — Is a new species collected by M. Petit 



at Landano, Congo, in West Africa. 



