DARK- THROATED SUN-BIRD. 229 
tint in some lights, and having that colour predomi- 
nating on the lower parts of the hack ; the wings 
darker, inclining to umber-browTi ; the tail black, 
and -with the same distribution of white on the tips 
of the feathers as in N. pectoralis. Underneath, the 
chin, throat, and upper part of the breast are deep 
steel-blue, appearing intensely dark in the centre. 
This dark colour does not extend so far down as in 
the last, but at the side there are a few dark brown 
feathers, indicating a narrow terminal band of that 
colour ; the remaining under parts are dull king’s 
yellow, paler towards the vent ; the axillary tufts 
ample, and deep king’s yellow ; bill, tarsi, and feet 
black. 
Our next plates will represent a series of rich 
coloured birds, having the tail either much gradu- 
ated, or with the centre feathers disproportionally 
exceeding the graduation, as to appear somewhat 
like the corresponding species in Africa. These 
appear to be most frequent in Northern and Alpine 
India, the Himalaya range, Nipaul, &c., and may 
be represented by the 
