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form, but never forked. Tarsus proportionally longer and weaker than in the Arachnotherince, 

 and, excepting in Antkreptes, always dark brown or black. 

 Mange. The same as that of the family. 



Key to the Genera. 



a. In adult males : two centre tail-feathers generally narrower throughout 



their length than the next pair, and much elongated. 

 «'. Remainder of the tail square ; culmen considerably shorter than the 



tarsus 2. Hedydipna. 



b'. Remainder of the tail square or rounded ; culmen not shorter than the 



tarsus 3. Nectdrinia. 



c'. Remainder of the tail strongly graduated. 



c". With no yellow band across the rump, and no loose downy feathers 



on the sides of the back capable of covering the rump .... 4. Anthobaphes. 

 d". With a yellow band across the rump, and loose downy feathers on 

 the sides of the back capable of covering the rump. 

 d!" . With the two central tail-feathers not abruptly narrowing into 



fine poiuts 5. JEthopyga. 



e"'. With the two central tail-feathers abruptly narrowing into fine 



points 6. Urodrepanis. 



b. Centre tail-feathers never narrower than the next pah. Tail square, 



rounded, or evenly graduated. (In one species, Cinnyris erythrocerius, 

 the two central tail-feathers are suddenly compressed and somewhat 

 elongated.) 

 b 1 . Keel of the lower mandible never perfectly straight. 



b". With loose downy feathers on the sides of the back capable of 



covering the rump, which is yellow. Tail square 7 . Eudrepanis. 



c". With no loose downy feathers on the sides of the back; rump 

 never yellow. 

 c'". Membranes over the nostrils feathered. Tail strongly and evenly 



graduated. Pectoral tufts bright yellow 8. Chalcostetha. 



d m . Membranes over the nostrils either feathered or not. Tail never 



strongly and evenly graduated. Pectoral tufts present or not . 9. Cinnyris. 

 d. Keel of the lower mandible perfectly straight 10. Antkreptes. 



2. Hedydipna. Type. 



Hedydipna, Cab. Mus. Hein. i, p. 101 (1850) H. metallica. 



Platydipna, Cab. Mus. Hein. i, p. 101 (1850) . . . H.platura. 



Bill considerably shorter than the tarsus, proportionally shorter and wider at the base than 

 in any other member of this family. Tail square, with the two centre feathers in the male much 

 elongated, and with their ends rounded and slightly widened. 



Range. Confined to Western and North-eastern Africa. 



