. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 14 NECTARINTID^. I^ostrils bared, longitudinal, opcrculated. First primary short; tip of wing formed by 3rd, -ith, and 5th primaries. Tail much graduated, the central feathers (in the male) generally projecting far beyond the rest. Tarsus anteriorly coTcred with transverse scales ; claws very short. Sexes differing greatly in coloration. Ill the male: sides of the neck and of the head never metallic; always some deep non-metallic red in the plumage; crown and tail always metallic ; rump and lower back vivid yellow ; long fluffy feathers on the si
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 14 NECTARINTID^. I^ostrils bared, longitudinal, opcrculated. First primary short; tip of wing formed by 3rd, -ith, and 5th primaries. Tail much graduated, the central feathers (in the male) generally projecting far beyond the rest. Tarsus anteriorly coTcred with transverse scales ; claws very short. Sexes differing greatly in coloration. Ill the male: sides of the neck and of the head never metallic; always some deep non-metallic red in the plumage; crown and tail always metallic ; rump and lower back vivid yellow ; long fluffy feathers on the sides of the back capable of covering the rump 1. Tail oi^. hcUa. 2. Tail of ^. cItristmcB. 3. Tail o{ M. siparaja. Range. Indian and ^Malayan Regions. Key to iJie Sjjecies (males). A. Tail much graduated; central pair of feathers pro- jecting. a. Lower breast and abdomen greyish, never brightly coloured. a'. Fore neck and chest black; upper throat metaUic blue ; mantle dark red saturafa, p. 15. b'. Throat, fore neck, and chest red. a". Tail-feathers scarlet; upper tail-coverts metaUic blue temtnincki, p. 16. h". Tail-feathers and upper tail-coverts me- tallic. a'". Mantle olive ; no moustachial stripe; narrow blue band across throat .... eximia, p. 17. b'". Mantle red; blue metallic moustachial stripe. «â *. A few feathers near base of biU red. ^nystacalis, p. 23. h*. Whole forehead metallic blue-green. a'. Lower breast and abdomen sooty black magnlfica, p. 24. Â¥. Lower breast and abdomen olive or grey. a". Upper tail-coverts and central pair of tail-feathers rich green; blue metallic patch to ear- coverts vigorsi, p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Birds]. London
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