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c 1 . Under surface of the body orange-red or black. 



c". Breast orange-red Solaris, p. 171. 



d". Breast black zenobia, p. 173. 



IV. Cinnyris or Dark Metallic group. Entire head, neck, and back of 

 metallic colours. Abdomen black or dark brown. 



a. Back bronze, shaded with violet and green. 



a'. Abdomen brown lotenius, p. 177. 



b'. Abdomen black asiaticus, p. 181. 



b. Back copper-colour cupreus, p. 191. 



c. Back golden green. 



c'. Chin and middle of the throat the same colour. Pectoral tufts, 

 when present, uniform yellow or scarlet. 

 c". With no red pectoral baud. Larger. 



c"'. Chest black notatus, p. 195. 



d"i. Chest red. 



d"". Entire throat violet. No pectoral tufts super bus, p. 197. 



e"". Upper half of the throat green. Pectoral tufts yellow . . Johannes, p. 199. 

 </". With a red pectoral baud. Smaller. 

 d'". Pectoral tufts sulphur-yellow. 



d"". Throat violet splendidus, p. 201. 



e"". Throat green habessinicus, p. 205. 



(•'". Pectoral tufts absent. 



e"". Tail graduated, with the two centre feathers much 



elongated erythrocerius, p. 209. 



/"". Tail square. 



/'"". S. Africa. Total length 5-1 inches, culmen 0'85 to 1, 



wing 2'7, tail 2'1, tarsus 0'70 rnariquensis, p. 211. 



g'"". N.E. Africa. Total leugth -1-7 to 5-1 inches, culmen 



0-G5 to 0-70, wing 26, tail 2-0, tarsus 0-65 .... osiris, p. 215. 

 h'"". W. Africa. Total length P6 inches, culmen 0'75, wing 



2' 1, tail 1-6-1, tarsus - G5 bifasciatus, p. 217. 



i'"". E. Africa. Total length 4 - 2 inches, culmen 0"60, wing 



2"1, tail 160, tarsus - 55 microrhynchus , p. 219. 



/'". Pectoral tufts scarlet comorensis, p. 221. 



d'. Chin blue, middle of the throat green. Pectoral tufts yellow, 

 mottled with scarlet. 



d". Abdomen black osea, p. 223. 



e". Abdomen brown bouvieri, p. 227. 



\ . Pale metallic group. Entire head, neck, and mantle of metallic colours. 

 Abdomen pale, never black or dark brown. Tail square. 

 a. Entire head not uniform green. 

 a 1 . Abdomen white. 



a". Pectoral tufts uniform sulphur-yellow leucogaster, p. 229. 



b". Pectoral tufts scarlet and yellow. 



//". With a partial narrow red collar oustaleti, p. 231. 



c'". With no signs of a red eollar albiventris, p. 233. 



//. Abdomen buff or yellow. 



