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Neumann °^ considers birds from the Hawash River south of the 

 SekAvala Mountains, from Mole River, and from Shoa as intermediate 

 between oslris and hawheri but nearer the latter. Zedlitz ®° considers 

 osiris restricted to Eritrea, northern and central Ethiopia, and haw- 

 keri from northern Somaliland to Shoa. I have seen no topotypical 

 osiris and no material of hawheri and therefore follow Sclater in 

 considering the present birds osiris. 



The majority of the adults are in somewhat, or at least slightly, 

 worn plumage. A male shot on November 30 at Dire Daoua is in 

 molting condition. 



The males have wing lengths of 62-68 mm; tail, 42-9; culmen, 

 18.5-20; tarsus, 15-17 mm. Females: Wing, 59^61.5; tail, 40-42; 

 culmen, 18-19 mm; tarsus, 15-16 mm. 



Besides the specimens collected, Mearns observed this bird as 

 follows: Aletta, March 7--13, 50 birds; Gidabo River, March 15-17, 

 10 seen; Abaya Lakes, March 18-20, 15 birds; Bodessa, May 19- 

 June 3, 100 ; Sagon River, June 3-6, 30 seen ; Tertale, June 7-12, 300 ; 

 El Ade, June 12-13, 50; Mar Mora, June 14-15, 50; Turturo, June 

 15-17, 100; Anole, June 17, 6 birds; Wobok, June 18, 10 seen; Saru, 

 June 19, 10 noted; Yebo, June 20, 5 birds; Chaffa, June 23-24, 5 

 birds observed. 



Since this account was written van Someren ^°^ has recorded this 

 sunbird from Weiwei River, Kapenguria, Southwest Rudolf, Meru, 

 and Archers Post. 



CINNYRIS VENUSTUS BLICKI Mearns 



Figure 20 



Cinnyris venusta hJicki Meakns, Froc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 48, p. 386, 1915: 



South shore of Lake Stefanie. 

 Specimens collected: 



1 adult male, El Ade, Ethiopia, June 12, 1912. 



1 adult male, Anole, Ethiopia, June 17, 1912. 



2 adult males. Lake Stefanie, south, Kenya Colony, May 17, 1912. 



2 adult females, 3 immature males, 25 miles southeast of Lake Rudolf, 

 Kenya Colony, July 12-13, 1912. 



1 adult female. Mount Nyero, 35 miles south of Lake Rudolf, Kenya 

 Colony, July 13, 1912. 



3 adult females, Indunumara Mountains, Kenya Colony, July 13-14, 1912. 

 1 adult male, 18 miles south of Malele, Kenya Colony, July 28, 1912. 



1 adult male, 24 miles south of Malele, Kenya Colony, July 29, 1912. 



Soft parts: Iris dark brown; bill, feet, and claws black. 

 Sclater ^^ considers hlicki a synonym of fazoqlensis Heuglin, but in 

 this I feel he is mistaken. The latter has the entire belly, sides, and 



™Journ. fiir Orn., 1906, p. 251. 



«o Ibis, 1911, p. 60. 



•o'Nov. Zool.. vol. 37, p. 353, 1932. 



*» Systema avium .SJthiopicarum, pt. 2, p. 692, 1930, 



