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DARK-THROATED SUN-BIRD. 
Nectarinia j ugularis , Vie il l ot. 
PLATE XXV. Fig. 2. 
Upon the same plate with the last, we give a figure 
of an allied species, brought from the Philippine 
Islands by Mr. Cumming, which we refer to the 
“ Certhia Philippensis minor" of Brisson, and to 
the N. juyidaris of Vieillot ; that gentleman, quot- 
ing Brisson’s synonim, considers it only as an 
immature bird. Many of Brisson’s specimens were 
from the Philippine Islands, and have been con- 
founded we fear with allied birds from Continental 
India and the Javanese and Sumatran group, with- 
out proper examination. The bird before us does 
not seem to show any marks of immaturity, and 
whether we are right or not in our references, we 
have little doubt of its being a distinct species ; 
birds from the Philippine Islands have of late not 
been very readily procured, and we shall feel 
obliged to any of our friends if they will allow us 
to examine any they possess. In length Mr. Cum- 
mings specimen equals that of the last, and its 
general proportions are very similar. Above, the 
plumage is a yellowish hair-brown, with a greenish 
