CiO 



CINNYEIS JULIA 



(CHALLENGER SUN-BIKD.) 



Nectarophilajulice, Tweeddale, P. Z. S. 1877, pp. 536, 537, 547. 



<5 ad. similis C. sperato, sed prsepectore lsete flavo et abdomine olivascenti-flavo diversus. 



S ad. supra olivascenti-viridis, scapularibus quibusdam et dorsi summi plumis paucis vix rubro lavatis : tec- 

 tricibus alarum minimis et medianis dorso concoloribus, majoribus remigibusque brunnescenti-nigris 

 olivaceo marginatis vix rubro lavatis : subtus pallide flava, gutture albicantiore et vix fuscescenti 

 lavato : subalaribus albis, vix flavido lavatis : remigibus infra saturate brunneis, intus albidis : rostro 

 et pedibus nigris : iride saturate brunnea. 



Hab. in insula philippinensi " Malanipa" dicta. 



Adult Male. Forehead, crown, and nape metallic golden green, in certain lights strongly shaded with 

 copper ; back and sides of the neck, upper back, scapulars, and median series of wing-coverts deep red ; 

 least series of wing-coverts metallic green ; remainder of the wings brownish black, the greater coverts 

 and the quills broadly edged with red of a more rusty shade than the back ; lower back and upper tail- 

 coverts deep metallic green ; tail black with a violet gloss, the feathers partially edged with bronze, 

 with violet and green shades ; lores, cheeks, and ear-coverts black, the latter slightly tinted with olive ; 

 chin and throat rich metallic lilac ; breast bright gamboge-yellow with a few of the feathers down the 

 middle washed with scarlet ; flanks, abdomen, and under tail-coverts pale olive-yellow ; under surface 

 of the wings dark brown with the coverts yellowish white ; bill and legs black ; irides dark brown. 

 Total length 3'7 inches, culmen 06, wing 2 - 0, tail 1*35, tarsus 0'55. 



Adult Female. Upper parts olive-green, some of the scapulars and a few of the feathers on the upper back 

 slightly washed with red ; wings brownish black, the least and median series of coverts olive, like the 

 back ; the greater series of wing-coverts and the quills broadly edged with olive-shaded rufous ; under- 

 pays pale yellow, whiter and with a slightly dusky shade on the throat; under surface of the wings 

 dark brown with the inner margins of the quills and the coverts white, the latter slightly washed with 

 sulphur-yellow; bill and legs black; irides dark brown. Total length 3 - 5 inches, culmen 055, 

 wing T85, tail T2, tarsus 0'55. 



Hab. Island of Malanipa. 



This Sun-bird is the second species of the " Nectarophila" group recorded from the Philippine 

 Islands. It is nearly allied to C. speratus, from which it may be readily distinguished by the 

 chest being bright yellow instead of scarlet, and by the abdomen being pale olive-yellow instead 

 of dusky olive. 



During the voyage of H.M.S. 'Challenger' to the Philippines three specimens of this new 

 species were collected on Malanipa, a small island in the straits of Basilan. Two of these 

 specimens are represented in the accompanying illustration ; the third specimen, an adult male, 



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