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Others are remarkable for the brilHancy of their 

 plumage, which is usually of a dark brown colour. 



They are peculiar to the old continent, and especially 

 Africa. The genus Lamprotornis of Temminck, &c. 



T. Auratus, PI. Enl. t. 540. Nahi- 

 rop. Vail. O. A. t. 84. 

 Violet ; back and wings golden-green ; cross-band on 

 inner edge of wings ; tail and upper coverts blue. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



2\ Nitens, PI. Enl. t. 561. Couigniop, 

 Vail. O. A. t. 90. 



Blue ; reflecting green, violet, and purple ; bill and feet 

 black. Senegal. 



T. Mario, PI. Enl. t. 199. Le Rou- 

 penne. Vail. O. A. t. 83. 84. Corviis Rufipennis, Shaw. 



Shining black ; primaries red black tint. Africa. 



7". Bicolor, Lin. Le Spreo, Vail. 

 O. A. t. 88. 



Brown, changing into bright green on the neck and 

 tail J vent, and under wings, white; base of lower man- 

 dible yellow ; tail wedge-shaped. South Africa. 



L'Eclatant, Vail. O. A. t. 85. 



General tone of colour, refulgent green, varied with blue, 

 purple, and gold. South Africa. 



Corvus SplencUdus, Shaw, &c. 

 Choucador, Vail. O. A. t. 86. 

 In colour like the last ; tail shorter, with the feathers 

 nearly equal. South AfricH. 



