lxxxviii LITEKATUKE. 



1869. Gray, G. R. Hand-list of the Genera and Species of Birds vol. i (Svo, London, 1869), 

 pp. 106-113. 



The author here gives a complete list of the genera and species of Sun-birds up to date. 



One new name is here given, no. 1390, Arachnothera melanogastra, n. sp., = Cinnyris zenolia, 

 Less. 1826. 



The total number of supposed species enumerated is one hundred and twenty-five ; of these 

 the following six belong to other families : — 



1337. Nectarinia eques. 



1338. Promerops cafer. 

 1363. P. simplex. 



1371. Arachnothera novce-guinece. 

 1374. A. vagans. 

 1400. A. melasoma. 

 One, 1298, Nectarinia cenca=0. 



One cannot be determined, 1299, Nectarinia perreini. 



Twenty-four are synonyms of other species ; so that the actual number of Sun-birds known 

 was ninety-three. 



1869. Heuglin, Tii. von. Reise in das Gebiet des weissen Nil (Svo, Leipzig, 1869), p. 337. 



1869. Layard, E. L. Further Notes on South-African Ornithology. Ibis, 1869, p. 365. 



1869. Siiarpe, R. B. On the Birds of Angola.— Part I. P. Z. S. 1869, p. 566. 



1869. Siiarpe, R. B. On a Collection of Birds from the Fantee Country, in Western Africa. 

 Ibis, 1869, p. 188. 



1869. Siiarpe, R. B. On two more Collections of Birds from the Fantee Country. Ibis, 1869, 

 p. 383. 



Nectarinia angolensis is here entered by mistake ; the specimens sent were Cinnyris adelherti. 



L869. SwiNHOE, Robert. Descriptions of two new Species of Sun-birds from the Island of 

 Hainan, South China. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 4th series, vol. iv, p. 436. 

 . KtJtopyga christmce, sp. n., = Urodrepanis christince of this work. 

 Arachnechthra rhizophorce, sp. n., = Cinnyris rhizophorce of this work. 



1870. Blaxpord, W. T. On the Geology and Zoology of Abyssinia. Observations on the 

 Geology and Zoology of Abyssinia made during the progress of the British Expedition 

 to that country in 1867-68 (Svo, London, 1870), pp. 351-354. 



Seven species are noticed ; and personal notes on their habits are given. 

 Nectarinia jardinei, Verr. apud Blanf., = Cinnyris osiris (Finsch). 



1870. Blanpord, W. T. List of Birds obtained in the Irawadi Valley around Ava, Thayet Myo, 

 and Bassein. Ibis, 1870, p. 467. 



1870. Blyth, Edward. Notes relating chiefly to the Birds of India. Ibis, 1870, p. 164. 



