74 BIRDS OF DAMARA LAND. 



on the banks of the Swakop. Can the increase of this 

 tree of late years have brought more of these birds \ 

 I hardly remember to have seen them at Objimbinque 

 previously. 



Measurements of a male and a female : — 



92. Anthobaphes violacea (Linn.). Orange-breasted Sun-bird, 

 Le Sucrier orange, Levaillant's Ois. d'Afr. pi. 292. 

 Nectarmia violacea, Layard's Cat. No. 130. 

 AnthobajjJies violacea, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 1353. 



I have found this species pretty abundant in Little 

 Namaqua Land ; but to the best of my knowledge it is 

 not an inhabitant of Great Namaqua or Damara Land, 

 though Mr. Layard informs me that Mr. Chapman 

 brought specimens from the Lake-country. It is found 

 singly and in pairs, often also in flocks, frequenting the 

 slopes of hills and mountains, whence it descends to the 

 lower grounds, but only during the flowering season of 

 the garden plants and trees, amongst which it is 

 especially fond of the sweet-scented orange-blossom. 

 With the exception of such excursions, it is not migra- 

 tory. The male bird has a brisk, pleasant song. 



The iris is dark brown, the bill and legs are black. 



