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NECTARINIIDiE. 
Genus HERMOTIMIA Reichb. 
Hermotimia Reichenbach, Hand. Spec. Orn. Abth. ii. (Scansoriae) vol. i. 
p. 285, 1853. Type (by monotypy): Cinnyris aspasia Lesson= 
C. sericeus Less. 
Hermotimia sericea (Lesson). Black Sunbird. 
Distr. —Celebes and Moluccas; New Guinea ; Duke of York 
and St. Aignan Island ; Aru Islands. 
Hermotimia sericea sericea (Less.). (9-G8.) 
Cinnyris sericeus Lesson, Diet. Sci. Nat. vol. i. p. 21, 1827 : Dorey. 
(Fig. Monogr. pi. 37.) 
Cinnyris aspasia Lesson et Garnot, Voy. ‘Coquille,’ livr. 7, pi. 30. fig. 4, 
June 21st, 182S (p. 676, livr. 16, 1830): Dorey. 
Chaleos tetka aspasia var jobicnMs Meyer, Sitzungsber. K. Ak. Wiss. Wien, 
vol. lxx. p. 124, 1874 : Jobi Island. 
Distr. —New Guinea. 
Hermotimia sericea chlorocephala (Salvad.). 
Chaleostetha chlorocephala Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vol. vi. 
p. 78, 1874 : Wokan, Aru Islands. 
Distr. —Aru Islands. 
Hermotimia sericea mysorensis (Meyer). 
Chalcostelha aspasia var. mysorensis Meyer, Sitzungsber. K. Ak. Wiss. 
Wien, vol. lxx. p. 124, 1874: Misori Island. (Fig. Shelley, Monogr. 
pi. 40.) 
Distr .—Misori Island. 
Hermotimia sericea maforensis (Meyer). 
Chalcostelha aspasia var. maforensis Meyer, Sitz. K. Ak. Wiss. Wien, vol. 
lxx. p. 123, 1874 : Mafoor Island. (Fig. Shelley, Monogr. pi. 40.) 
Distr .—Mafoor Island. 
Hermotimia sericea comelia Salvad. 
Hermotimia corn€lia Salvadori, Atti R. Acc. Sc. Torino, vol. xiii. p. 319, 
1878 : Taro way, D’Urville Island. (Fig. Shelley, Monogr. pi. 38.) 
Distr .—D’Urville Island. 
Hermotimia sericea salvadori (Shelley). (9-71.) 
Cinnyris salvadorii Shelley, Monogr. Sunbirds, p. 105, pi. 35, 1877 : 
Jobi. (Fig. Shelley, Monogr. pi. 35.) 
Distr. —Jobi Island. 
Hermotimia sericea nigriscapularis Salvad. 
Hermotimia nigriscapularis Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vol. vii. 
p. 937,1875 (1876): Miosnom Island, Geelvink Bay. (Fig. Shelley, 
Monogr. pi. 35.) 
Distr .— Miosnom Island, Geelvink Bay. 
