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Sp. 29. Ci. tabacina. 



Certliia tabacina. Shaw, v.viu. p. 214. 



Sp. 30. Ci. pulchella. 



Certhia pulchella. Shaw, v. viii. ^. 210. 



Sp. 31. Ci. eximia. 



Ci. supra viridi-olivacea, capite supra cauddque saturatissimo 



viridi-smaragdino nitentibus; guld pectoreque puniceis, fascia 



jugularis purpurea. 

 Sunbircl above olive-green, with the head above and tail very 



dark glossy emerald green ; the throat and breast scarlet, M'ith 



a purple band on the jugulum. 

 Nectarinia eximia. Limi. Tran. (Horsf.) v. xiii. p. 168. — 



Nectarinia pectoralis. Temm. PI. Col. 138.yi 3. Eximious 



Creeper. Lath. Gen. Hist. v. iv. p. 266. 



Inhabits Java. Length four inches and a half: 

 plumage above olive-green : top of the head, and 

 the tail very deep, glossy, emerald-green ; the two 

 middle-feathers of the latter elongated : rump yellow : 

 throat and breast scarlet : on the throat a band of 

 purple : belly olive-brown ; the sides and axillaries 

 pure white : quills and tail brown within. The 

 female is almost uniformly dark olive-green. 



Sp. 32. Ci, violacea. 



Certhia violacea. Shaw, v. viii.p. 211. pi. 30. 



Sp. 33. Ci? saccharina. 



Ci .'' suprcbviridi-aureus, scrrpulis refiexu cupreis; uropygio tectri- 

 cibusque superioribus caudce violascente-purpureis j rectricibus 

 duabus iiitermediis apice rujescente-aureis ; gida colloque antice 

 viridi-aureis ; pectore abdomineque Jlavis. 



Sun-bird.'' above green-gold, with a coppery reflection on the sca- 

 pulars ; the rump and upper tail-coverts violet-purple ; the two 

 middle tail-feathers reddish-gold at the tip; the throat and 

 neck in front green-gold; the breast and under parts fine 

 yellow. 



