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Show 1871.J MR. R. B. SHARPE ON BIRDS FROM ANGOLA. 133 +62. NECTARINIA CHLOROPYGIA. Nectarinia chloropygia, Jard. ; Hartl. Orn. Westafr. p. 47. A pair sent by Mr. Hamilton. +63. NECTARINIA CYANOL_EMA. Nectarinia cyanoleema, Jard.; Hartl. Orn. Westafr. p. 51. A pair of this Sunbird are sent by Mr. Hamilton. +64. NECTARINIA SUPERBA. Nectarinia superba (Vieill.); Hartl. Orn. Westafr. p. 45. Two males are in Mr. Hamilton's collection. 65. TERPSIPHONE VIRIDIS. Tchitrea viridis (Mull.); Gray, Hand-1. of B. i. p. 332. Tchitrea cristata (Gm.); Bocage, Jorn. Lisb. 1870, p. 343. One specimen in Mr. Hamilton's collection. +66. PLATYSTEIRA LEUCOPYGIALIS. Platysteira leucopygialis, Fras. ; Hartl. Orn. Westafr. p. 95. One specimen forwarded by Mr. Hamilton. +67'. NIGRITA CANICAPILLA. Nigrita canicapilla, Strickl.; Hartl. Orn. Westafr. p. 130. Mr. Hamilton has sent a single specimen of this bird ; and a careful examination proves conclusively that N. emiliee, of the specific difference of which I had begun to have some doubts, is certainly another species, the characters being correctly given by me in the original description (Ibis, 1869, p. 384). +68. HYPOCHERA NIGERRIMA, sp. n. II. similis H. nitenti, sed major: omnino nigra: alis et cauda brunneis: margine carpali et hypochondriis albidis: rostro albescenti-rubido: pedibus brunneis. Long. tot. 4*2, alee 2-6, caudee 1*4, tarsi 0*6 poll. Angl. One specimen of this apparently new species of Hypochera has been sent by Mr. Hamilton. M. Jules Verreaux agrees with me that it is distinct from H. nitens, and approaches more closely his Vidua hypocherina, exhibiting an additional proof of the affinities of the two genera Vidua and Hypochera. Compared with H. nitens, the new species is distinguished by its larger size and totally black coloration. II. nitens measures as follows :-Long tot. 3*8, alae 2*35, caudae 1*35, tarsi 0*5. 69. DILOPHUS CARUNCULATUS. Dilophus carunculatus (Gm.) ; Mont. P. Z. S. 1865, p. 93. Several specimens in Mr. Monteiro's collection obtained by Heer Sala. They were all procured at Galungo in August 1869. |