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Nectarinia Solaris. Tem. col. 341. 



Throat, forehead, deep metallic green ; body, beneath, 

 orange ; flank, pure yellow ; above, olive green ; wing, 

 black, olive-edged ; tail-feathers, black ; two outer, 

 white-tipt. 



N. Eximia. Tem. col. 138. 



Plumage, above, olive green ; top of head and tail, 

 deep emerald ; rump, yellow ; on the throat, a band 

 of purple. Java. 



N. Pectoralis. Id. col. 138. 



Golden green, above, with brilliant reflexions ; rump, 

 blue ; blue band on throat. Africa. 



N. Lepida. Lath. col. 126. and Vieil. Gal. l^^. 



Forehead, deep green ; throat, brown red ; back, 

 rump, and tail, fine violet ; yellow, underneath. Ma- 

 lacca. 



N. Hasselti. Tem. col. 376. 



Top of head and occiput, green, glossed with yellow ; 

 top of neck, velvet black ; rest, above, purple ; belly, 

 Carmelite, very deep. Java. 



N. Coccinogaster. Id. col. 388. 



Top of head and nape, metallic green ; velvety reddish 

 brown on top of back, lower neck, and middle wing- 

 coverts ; belly, scarlet. Manilla. 



Cinn. Eques. Less, and Gam. Voy. de la Coquille, 

 pi. 31. 



All the body, above and below, fuliginous brown ; a 

 narrow band, fiery-red, from the base of the throat to 

 top of breast. Waigiou. 



Of these birds, some are probably varieties of others. 



