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1876-1880. Shelley, Captain G. E. A Monograph of the Nectariniidse, or Family of Sun- 

 birds. 4to, London. 



One hundred and thirty-eight species of Sun-birds are recognized ; and all are figured, with 

 the exception of Cinnyris heuglmi, Shelley, 1879, =C. fazoqlensis, Finsch, 1871, in Heugl. N.O.- 

 Afr. App. p. lxx. 



The following genera and species are here described as new : — 



1876. Parts I, II, p. 343. Anthodiceta zambesiana, sp. n., fromE. Africa, =Anthreptes zambesiana. 



p. 219. Cinnyris microrhyncha, sp. n., from Zanzibar district. 



p. 80. Urodrepanis, gen. n. Type U. christince. 



p. 273. Cinnyris kirkii, sp. n., from E. Africa. 



p. 17. Nectarinia cwpreonitens, sp. n., from N.E. Africa. 



1877. Parts III, IV, V, p. 83. Eudrepanis, Sharpe, gen. n. Type E. pulcherrima. 



p. 227. Cinnyris bouvieri, sp. n., from the Congo. 

 p. 101. C. morotensis, sp. n., from Morty Island, 

 p. 105. C. sahadorii, sp. n., from Jobi Island. 



1878. Parts VI, VII, VIII, p. 313. Anthreptes rhodolcema, sp. n., from Malacca and Sumatra. 



p. 319. A. celebensis, sp. n., from Celebes. 



1879. 



Parts IX, X, p. 241. Cinnyris heuglmi, Shelley, 1879, =C. fazoqlensis, Finsch, 1871. 

 p. 21. Nectarinia bocagii, sp. n., from Caconda, in Benguela. 

 Fifty-two species and tbe females of several others are here figured for the first time. They 

 are as follows : — 



ate 1. 







Neodrepanis coruscans. 



Plate 36. 



Cinnyris proserpimis (lege 



„ 6, 



fig- 



1. 



Nectarinia cupreonitens. 







proserpince). 



„ 6, 



fig. 



2. 



N bocagii. 



53 



37, fig. 1. 



C. aspasioides. 



,. io, 



fig- 



2. 



Mtliopyga horsfieldi. 



55 



38. 



C. cornelice. 



„ H 5 



fig. 



2. 



JE. saturata ? . 



?? 



39. 



C. corinnce. 



„ 12. 







2E. sanguinipectus. 



?? 



40, fig. 1. 



C. maforensis. 



„ 13, 



fig- 



1. 



2E. dabryi 2 . 



53 



40, fig. 2. 



C. mysorensis. 



„ 17. 







2E. magnijica. 



33 



41, fig. 1. 



C. theresiw (lege theresce) 



„ 20. 







2E. nicobarica. 







tfjuv. 



„ 21. 







jE. cava. 



^3 



43, figs. 2 



,3. G. speratus 3 juv. 



„ 24. 







2E. shelleyi. 







et ?. 



„ 25. 







2E. bella. 



33 



44. 



C. julicB. 



„ 27. 







Eudrepanis duyvenbodei. 



33 



47, fig. 1. 



C. aurora. 



„ 28. 







-E. pulcherrima. 



33 



47, fig. 2. 



C. fiagrans. 



„ 29. 







E. dubia. 



55 



50. 



C. andamanicus. 



„ 33. 







Cinnyris sangirensis, 



53 



51. 



C. fiammaxillaris. 









males in moult and 2 . 



53 



52. 



C. rhizophorce. 



„ 34, 



fig. 



1. 



C. auriceps. 



J5 



61. 



C. johannce. 



„ 34, fig. 



2. 



C. morotensis. 



33 



64, fig. 1. 



C. osiris. 



„ 35, 



fig- 



1. 



C. nigriscapularis. 



33 



68. 



C comorensis. 



„ 35, 



fig. 



2. 



C. salvadorii. 





70. 



C. bouvieri. 



