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Obs. A specimen in Lord Walden's collection, labelled " £ juv., Muni River (DuChaillu) ," is similar in 

 plumage to the adult female, but is more ashy on the throat, and has no pale endings to the tail- 

 feathers. 



The adult males of this well-marked species may be readily recognized by the clear grey chin 

 and upper throat, which is encircled by the metallic green of the lower throat and sides of the 

 neck. The plumage which I assign to the adult female is not so satisfactorily determined ; it is 

 the female as described by the late Sir W. Jardine (Contr. Om. 1851, p. 154) and by Dr. Hart- 

 laub (Orn. W.Afr. p. 51), but does not agree with the supposed female of Mr. Cassin (Pr. Philad. 

 Acad. 1859, p. 3G), who remarks that the latter is " entirely dark ashy (about the colour of the 

 throat of the male), darker above and lighter on the underparts." My description of the young 

 male is taken from a specimen in Mr. Sharpe's collection, sent from the Ogowe river by 

 DuChaillu ; and I have no doubt whatever that it is here rightly determined. 



This pretty little bird is a native of the West-African forest districts, but is apparently not 

 common anywhere, though most abundant from Angola to the Gaboon. Mr. Monteiro met 

 with it at Bembe, in Angola, whence I have seen an adult male in Mr. Sharpe's collection, as 

 also several from the Gaboon, on the authority of MM. DuChaillu and Verreaux. In Lord 

 Walden's collection there are specimens from the Camma and Muni rivers, collected by 

 M. DuChaillu, who also obtained it, as recorded by Mr. Cassin, on the Ogowe and Moonda 

 rivers. The types described by the late Sir W. Jardine were collected in Fernando Po by 

 Mr. L. Fraser; and we are also informed (Contr. Orn. 1852, p. 59) that that gentleman likewise 

 sent a specimen home in a small collection, made partly at Abomey and partly at Old Calabar, 

 thus extending its range from Angola to the Niger district. 



