232 CINNYRIDiE. 



Sp, 26. Ci. affinis. Linn. Trans. (Horsf.) v. xiii. p. 166. 



Ci. olivacea subtus grisen sordido J'uscescente varia; rectricihiis 



externis apice albis. 

 Olive Sun-bird beneath grey, varied with dull brownish ; the outer 



tail-feathers white at the tip. 

 Nectarinia inernato. Tcmm. PI. Col. 84./". 2. 



Inhabits Java. Allied to Certhia obscura, Linn. 

 Syst. i. p. 185, but three inches longer than that 

 bird. 



Sp. 27. Ci. rubrocana. 



Ci. riifa,pectore hypoc'hondriisque griseis ; nbdomine tegminibusque 



injcriorihus albis ; alis cauddque nigricante-ccErideis. 

 Red Sun-bird witli the breast and sides grey; tlie abdomen and 



under-coverts white ; the wings and tail dusky-blue. 

 Nectarinia rubro-cana. Temm. PL Col. 108. y. 2,3. — Figuier 



rouge et gris. Le Vaill. Ois. d' Afriq. v. iii. pi. 136. 



Inhabits Java. The male has the head, the 

 nape, the sides and fore-part of the neck, the back, 

 the rump and the upper tail-coverts fine red, rather 

 brighter on the throat than on the other parts : the 

 breast and the flanks are ashy : the abdomen and the 

 under-coverts are white : the wings and the tail are 

 dusky-blue with steel reflections : the beak and legs 

 are black. The females (and the males during the 

 rainy season) are whitish below, wath ashy tints on 

 the sides, and reddish-brown above : the rump is red, 

 and the wings and tail are brown with slight steel- 

 black reflections : the beak is whitish at the base. 



B. Rectricibus intermedlis elongatis. 

 ^ B. With the middle tail-feathers elongated. 



Sp. 28. Cy. famosa. 



Certhia famosa. Shaxv, v. viii. p. 2\2, pi. 31. 



