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SYNOPSIS. 
spec, in coll, of H. Strickland, Esq. ; in breadth of purplish red 
pectoral band. 
N. affinis, Shaw, 1811. 
Souimanga a goi'ge violette, Vicill. Ois. Dor. pi. 32 Heel- 
breasted Creeps r, var. B., Lath. Gen. Hist. iv. p. 221. — 
Cerihia sperata, var. y, Lath. Ind. Ora. i. p. 283 (syn. 
exc.). — Souimanga a ventre ecarlate, N. coccingaster , 
Temm. Pi. Col. 388, fig. 3. — Cerihia affinis, Viokt- 
tfiroated Creeper , Shaw, Gen. Zool. viii. p. 208, 1811. 
3 Above , crown, extending to the occiput, green with golden 
reflections ; cheeks and auriculars black ; back and sides of the 
neck, back, and gr. covers, dark purplish red; lower back 
and upp. t.-eovers olive green with purple reflections ; w. um- 
ber-brown, edges of the feathers paler, bend green ; tail black, 
out. edges of the feathers violet. — Below, chin, throat, and fore 
part of the neck, amethystine-purple ; lower breast and belly 
scarlet ; small patch of metallic-green feathers where the pec- 
toral patch terminates ; vent and und. t.-covers oil-green ; bill, 
tarsi, and feet, dark umber-brown, base of the mandible pale. 
— Length, about 4 in. ; of bill to forehead, O^-lOths ; of w. to 
long, quill, 2 in. 1-1 0 th. 
Hah. Manilla, Temm. — Note. The true C. sperata, Linn. 
( Cerihia. Philippensis purpurea, Briss.) seems to differ from 
Temminck’s bird in having the head, throat, and upper part of 
the neck M splendidissimZ violacecBj” and in the lesser w.-covers, 
lower back, rump, and up. t.-eovers “ molacea , splendide. vindi 
colore variahtes." “ Violet ” can only bo applied to the gular 
patch of N. affinis , brilliant green with slight purple reflections 
being the colour of the other parts. Wo suspect that this is a 
variety, and that it should stand as N. sperata, Linn, with its 
synonims. 
N. hasseltii, Temminck, 18 — 
Souimanga de Hasselt , N. Hasseltii , Temm. PI. Col. 376, 
fig. 3. — Cerihia sperata , Sir St. Raffles, Trans. Linn. 
Soc. xiii. p. 298, 1822. — Cerihia Braziliensis violacca, 
Briss. Omithol. 4to. iii. p. 662, pi. xxxii. fig. 4 ; 8vo. ii. 
