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with reddish; tail and wings fuscous, margined exteriorly with oliva- 

 ceous; wing-coverts olivaceous, broadly tipped with chestnut; entire 

 lower surface dark fulvous, slightly paler on the posterior portion. 



Family NECTAEINIID^. 



CINNYRIS SOVIMANGA (Gmelin). 



Cerfhia sovimanga Gmelin, Syst. Nat., I, 1788, p. 471. 



Cinnyris soui-manga Bonaparte, Consp. Avium, I, 1850, p. 407. 



Two individuals from the forest of East Imerina. One of these is an 

 adult; the other a young male, which differs from the adult of the same 

 sex in being nearly uniform grayish olive green above, with only a few 

 scattered metallic feathers; sides of head and neck dull olive grayish, 

 mixed with pale yellowish; throat dull black; crissum yellowish white; 

 remainder of lower parts bright yellow, the sides washed with olive. 



NEODREPANIS CORUSCANS Sharpe. 

 Neodrepanis coruscans Sharpe, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loncl., 1875, p, 76. 



A single adult male from East Imerina. The forehead is olive green 

 without metallic luster, and the crown and cervix have many plain 

 olive green feathers intermingled with the metallic ones. 



Family MELIPHAGID^. 



ZOSTEROPS MADERASPATANA (Linnaeus). 



Motadlla maderaspatana LiNNiEUS, Syst. Nat., 12tli ed., I, 1766, p. 334. 

 Zosterops maderaspatana Eichmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XIX, 1897, p. 693. 



Two specimens from the forest of East Imerina are identical with 

 those collected by Dr. Abbott. The earliest name for the present spe- 

 cies, which is commonly known as Zosterops madagascariensis, seems to 

 be Motadlla maderaspatana Linnaeus, as already pointed out by Dr. 

 Eichmond.' 



Family PLOOEID^. 



NELICURVIUS NELICOURVI (Scopoli). 



Parvus melicourvi Scopoli, Del. Flor. et Faun. Insubr., 1786, p. 96. 

 Nelicurvius nelicourvi Bartlett, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loncl., 1879, p. 771. 



One specimen, from the forest of East Imerina. The loose texture of 

 the plumage and the lack of yellow on the forehead indicate immaturity. 

 "Iris brown; feet maroon." 



FOUDIA MADAGASCARIENSIS (Linnaeus). 



Loxia madagasoariensis Linnjeus, Syst. Nat., 12th ed., I, 1766, p. 300. 

 Foudia madagascariensis Bonaparte, Consp. Avium, I, 1850, p. 445. 



Four examples from Imerina. One of these is a young male in tran- 

 sition plumage, the back being olive green and black, the posterior 

 lower parts dull olive grayish ; but the head and throat are bright scarlet 

 as in the adult. "Iris [of adult male] brown." 



' Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XIX, 1897, p. 693. 



