HEDTDIPNA PLATUKA. 



(GREEN-COLLARED LONG-TAILED SUN-BIRD.) 



Le Sucrier Jiguier, Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. vi, p. 157, pi. 293, fig. 2 (1808); Sundev. Krit. om 



Levaill. p. 56 (1857). 

 Cinnyris platurus, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxxi, p. 501 (1819); Aud. et Vieill. Enc. 



Meth. ii, p. 589 (1823); Less. Man. d'Orn. ii, p. 40 (1828). 

 Saccharine Creeper, Lath. Gen. Hist. B. iv, p. 225, no. 13 (1822). 

 Comyns Creeper, Lath. torn. cit. p. 229, no. 17. 

 Nectarinia cyanopygos, Licht. Verz. Doubl. p. 15 (1823); id. Nomencl. Av. p. 55 (1854); 



Mull. J. f. O. 1855, p. 15, no. 162. 

 Nectarinia sylviella, Temm. PL Col. 347, note (1825). 

 Nectarinia platura, Drapiez, Diet. Class, xv, p. 511 (1829); Jard. Monogr. Sun-birds, 



pp. 209, 260, pi. 19 (1842); Bp. Consp. Av. i, p. 405, no. 6 (1850); Hartl. J. f. O. 



1854, p. 9, no. 103; Mull. J. f. O. 1855, p. 14, no. 151; Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 53, 



no. 153 (1857); id. J. f. O. 1861, p. 109; Heugl. J. f. O. 1864, pp. 261, 262; Antin. 



Cat. p. 36 (1864); Hartm. J. f. O. 1866, p. 237; Heugl. J. f. O. 1867, p. 202; Layard, 



B. S. Afr. p. 83, no. 140 (1867); Heugl. Weissen Nil, p. 337 (1869); Gray, Hand-1. B. i, 



p. 109, no. 1333 (1869); Finsch et Hartl. Vog. Ost-Afr. p. 215 (1870); Sharpe, Cat. Afr. 



B. p. 40, no. 379 (1871). 

 Cinnyris sylviellus, Less. Traite d'Orn. i, p. 294, no. 10 (1831). 

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

 Hedydipna platyura, Beichb. Handb. Scansorise, p. 299, no. 699, pi. 583, figs. 3963-64 



(1854). 

 Nectarinia platyura, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 225 (1871). 



d ad. supra metallice viridis cupreo lavatus, pileo summo cupreo nitente : teetricibus alarum mediis et 

 minimis dorso concoloribus, reliquis nigricantibus, majoribus interioribus metallice viridi limbatis : 

 remigibus nigricanti-brunneis pallide brunneo extiis limbatis, supracaudalibus metallice violaeeis : 

 rectricibus saturate bruimeis pallidius terminatis, duabus centralibus nigris, violascenti-bronzino mar- 

 ginatis : plaga anteoculari nigra, : capitis et colli lateribus pileo concoloribus : gutture metallice 

 smaragdineo, aureo nitente : corpore reliquo subtus lsete flavo : tibiis saturate brunneis : subalaribus 

 et remigibus infra saturate brunneis, his intus pallidioribus : rostro et pedibus nigris : iride saturate 

 brunnea. 



Hab. in Africa occidentali et septentrionali-orientali. 



Adult Male. Upper parts metallic green strongly shaded with golden copper ; least and median series of 

 wing-coverts and broad margins to most of the greater coverts metallic golden green ; remainder of the 

 wings dark brown with narrow pale edges to the quills ; upper tail-coverts bronzy violet, and the lower 

 back partially shaded with that colour; two centre tail-feathers bluish black, partially edged with 



