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Gardulla, Mfudu, Helleschid) and southern Somaliland (Afgoi, 

 Serenli, Unsi, and Jubaland) south throughout suitable areas in Tan- 

 ganyika Territory, Mozambique, Nyasaland, the Rhodesias, and 

 Bechuanaland to the Cape Province, except for the highlands of 

 Damaraland ; in South Africa absent from the dry western treeless 

 areas. 



I. TO. damarensis:^^ Damaraland (Quickborn, Otjosongomba, 

 Ukuib, Rietfontein) . 



Breeding Range and Season 



The lesser honey-guide has been found breeding in the following 

 places and at the times indicated. However, the data are very 

 meager and incomplete for many parts of Africa, and, consequently, 

 the data here recorded may be extended considerably when new 

 information is available. 



South Africa: Many records. Eggs from September 27 to Feb- 

 ruary 27, but the bulk of the records being in October, November, 

 and December. Eastern Cape Province, from October 17, 27, to 

 December 7; Natal, September 27 (Umsonga), "late October," Novem- 

 ber 17, December 4, 12, and February 2; Zululand, October 20, 

 November 12, December 1; Transvaal, October 20, 29, December 

 6, 10, 11, 17. 



Southern Rhodesia: Eggs, Strathmore, October 10 to November 

 19; Marandellas, October 10, 20, November; Matopos Research Sta- 

 tion, October 30; Plum tree, October 21; fledgling, Wedza, Novem- 

 ber 15. 



Northern Rhodesia: Egg date. Lake Mweru, October 13; speci- 

 mens with large gonads, Kafue River, late December. 



Nyasaland: Egg, October 13; eggs attributed to this species in 

 September, October, November. 



Tanganyika Territory: Ngare Nairobi, near Kilimanjaro, March 

 3, two females collected in breeding condition; Karogwe, November 

 12, one male collected with testes about half breeding size; also 

 breeding birds September 10; breeds in December (Mackworth- 

 Praed and Grant, 1952, p. 743). 



Kenya Colony: Nairobi (Ngong area), nestlings April, May, June, 

 and August; coastal belt, nestlings May and June; Teita Hills, one 

 female collected with somewhat enlarged ovary November 6; Meru 

 near Mount Kenya, July 25, male with slightly enlarged testes; 

 Kibwezi, female with well developed ova, March 17. 



*i Melignothes minor damarensis Roberts, Ann. Transvaal Mus., vol. 12, p, 308, 

 1928. (Quickborn, Southwest Africa.) 



