ART. 10 BIRDS FROM SOUTHWEST AFRICA FRIEDMANN 9 



only from the coastlands of southern Angola, and zeylorvm from as 

 far north as Damaraland. The Damaraland and Namaqualand birds, 

 if not distinct, should be considered as phanus. Koberts ® has identi- 

 fied birds from Swakopmund as phanus, and I think he is quite right 

 in so doing. 



Family STURNIDAE, Starlings 



ONYCHOGNATHUS NABOUROUP NABOUROUP (Daudin) 



Sturnus nabouroup Daudin, Traite d'ornithologie, vol. 2, p. 308, 1800 (Kamies- 

 berg. Little Namaqualand, ex Levaillant, pi. 89). 



Mrs. Sordahl collected an adult female at 5,000 feet on Mount 

 Brukkaros on January 15, 1931. She noted that the iris was bright 

 orange with a black pupil. She found this starling always in pairs 

 and recorded the song as a musical utterance " something like the 

 meadow lark" {/Stumella). 



The specimen collected is in a molting condition in the wings. 



In Damaraland and southern Angola a race, henguellensis^ with 

 the light areas on the rectrices pure white, replaces ndbourowp. 



Family NECTARINIIDAE, Sun-birds 



CHALCOMITRA FUSCA (Vieillot) 



Cinnyris fuscus Viehxxot, Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, vol. 31, 

 p. 506, 1819. (Great Namaqualand, ex Levaillant, pi. 296). 



Mrs. Sordahl collected six specimens of the dusky sun-bird, as 

 follows: Male, Fish River, 13 miles from Berseba, February 25, 1930; 

 4 males, 1 female. Mount Brukkaros, January 18-August 31, 1931. 

 Males taken in January and February are in breeding plumage; 

 males taken in July and August are in the white-bellied plumage 

 with the breast and center of throat black. 



In January these sun-birds were found in large numbers in the 

 trees and low bushes in the dry scrubby areas at the foot of Mount 

 Brukkaros (3,500 feet) ; also up to 5,000 feet on the slopes. 



Of one of the nonbreeding males, collected August 31, Mrs. Sordahl 

 writes : " * * * first seen fluttering against window pane of house, 

 then flew to a tiny bush and pecked at some seeds, then flew to water 

 fountain. Its tongue was 21 mm long and had a split of 3 nrni on 

 the end of it." The body fat of two of the birds is recorded as being 

 bright orange in color. 



8 Ann. Transvaal Mus., vol. 12, pt. 4, p. 310, 1928. 



