428 MK. K. 15. SHARPE ON BIKDS 



extent as in its ally, N. metallica, but still sufficiently distinct to 

 make me wonder that neither Capt. vShelley nor Dr. Gadow has 

 noticed it. The latter gentleman, although he quotes Von 

 Heuglin's book, ignores the occurrence of the bird in North- 

 eastern Africa, and states that it represents N. metallica in Sene- 

 gambia, though Von Heuglin notes that he found it between the 

 Kosanga and Djur rivers, and Antinori also met Avith it in the 

 latter locality. Emin Bey has also sent a specimen from Lado. 



32. CiNNTEls STJPEEBTJS {SJiaio) ; Shelley, Monogr. Nect. 

 pi. 60. 



A male from Semmio, February. Iris blackish brown. 



A splendid male bird, undistinguishable from Fantee examj)les. 

 It has the under tail-coverts tipped with the same velvety maroon 

 colour as the rest of the under surface, whereas many of the 

 West -African specimens have these coverts entirely black, I 

 found, however, on examination that others from the West 

 Coast have the under tail-coverts tipped with maroon, and it is 

 therefore probably only a sign of fuller plumage. 



33. CiNKTEis SPLENDiDUS {STiaw) ; Shelley, Monogr. Nect. 

 pi. 62. 



.Several specimens from Semmio, February. Iris blackish 

 brown. 



Identical with an adult male collected by the late Mr. W. A. 

 Forbes at Lokoja on the Niger. 



34. CiNNTEis crPEEx^s (Shaw) ; Shelley, t. c. pi. 58. — Necta- 

 rinia cuprea, Heugl. t. c. p. 231 ; Hartl. op. cit. vii. p. 108. 



Adult males from Semmio, February. Iris blackish brown. 



This specimen is somewhat peculiar in wanting the coppery 

 glossy plumage of the mantle and back ; in this respect it resem- 

 bles examples from Gaboon, which have the back of a metallic 

 lilae colour. 



35. CiNNTEis A.NQOLENSIS {Lcss.) ; Shelley, Monogr, Nect. 

 pi. 87. 



Adult males from Semmio, February. Iris blackish brown. 



Identical with Gaboon specimens of this Sun-bird, hitherto sup- 

 posed to be confined to the West Coast of Africa, where it ranges 

 from Cameroons to Angola. 



3G. CiNKTEis ACiK {Antiu.) ; Shelley, Monogr. Nect. pi. 82.— 



