xxiv CLASSIFICATION. 



crown inclining to ashy brown; a triangular patch of feathers in front of the eyes dark brown; cheeks 

 white ; ear-coverts and sides of the neck ashy olive ; remainder of the wings dark brown, the quills and 

 greater coverts broadly edged with golden olive ; tail dark brown broadly edged with golden olive, and 

 with pale ends to all but the centre feathers ; underparts white slightly tinted on the front of the chest 

 with yellowish ash-colour, and with pale yellow down the centre of the breast, brightest on the abdomen 

 and under tail-coverts ; under surface of the wings brown with the inner margins of the quills and the 

 coverts white, the latter slightly tinted with yellow ; bill, legs, and irides dark brown. 



Since I wrote my original article upon this species I have examined in the late Marquis of 

 Tweeddale's cabinet four adult males and the female above described, all collected by Mr. Everett 

 at Puerto Princesa, on the island of Palawan. The metallic parts in the male are rather green 

 than blue, excepting in certain lights ; and the flanks are white. 



6. Urodrepanis. t 



Urodrepanis, Shelley, Monogr. Sun-birds, part 1 (1876) U. Christina. 



Similar to sEthopyga, but with the two central tail-feathers abruptly narrowing into fine 

 points. 



Hab. Island of Hainan. 



U. christince, p. 79. 



7. EUDREPANIS. m 



Eudrepanis, Sharpe in Shelley, Monogr. Sun-birds, part iii (1877) .... E. piilcherrima. 



With tufts of downy feathers on the sides of the back capable of covering the rump, which 

 is bright yellow. Tail short and square. Least and median series of wing-coverts usually of 

 metallic colours. 



Range. Philippine archipelago and Sanghir Islands. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Portion of the wing-coverts metallic. 



a'. Entire crown metallic green, back and sides of the head and neck red . duyvenbodii , p. 81. 

 b'. Front half of the crown, cheeks, and ear-coverts steel-blue ; back half 



of the crown, back, and sides of the neck olive pulcherrima, p. 83. 



b. With no portion of the plumage metallic dubia, p. 85. 



Page 81. Eudrepanis dutvexbodei. Add: — 

 JEthopyga duyvenbodei, Salvad. Atti R. Ace. Torino, xii, p. 316 (1877). 



