256 Capt. G. E. Shelley on a Collection of 



85. CiNNYRis GUTTURALis (Linn.). 



(51) Urn villi river, 16th August, and Quae Quae river, 25th 

 October. Matabele name '' Icomo mazadoona.''' Iris dusky ; 

 bill, tarsi, and feet black. 



This species suddenly made its appearance in great num- 

 bers about this time, and remained plentiful for somewhat 

 less than a month, and then became scarce again, a pair here 

 and there only remaining to breed. This was not for want 

 of food, for the " German-sausage trees,^^ on which they had 

 been feeding, were still loaded with blossoms long after the 

 Sun-birds had left ; so I presume they must have been passing 

 to some more favourite locality. 



86. CiNNYRis CHALYB^us (Linn.). 



(1) Rustenburg, Transvaal, 6th May, and Umvuli river, 

 September. L'is dusky; bill, tarsi, and feet black. 



At the Umvuli river they were scarce, and had probably 

 just arrived ; for we did not see any in August. 



87. CiNNYRis KiRKi, Shcllcy. 



(75) cT , Umvuli river, 9th September. Iris dusky ; biU, 

 tarsi, and feet black. 



These birds made their appearance much about the same 

 time as C gutturalis, but by no means so plentifully, feeding 

 together with them on the flowers of the " German-sausage 

 tree.'' 



[This is the most southern limit yet recorded for C. Mrki ; 

 and as the collection contains four adult males, we may pre- 

 sume that it visits the Umvuli regularly. — G. E, S.] 



88. CiNNYRis TALATALA (Smith). 



(20) Pelatswie Pan, Bamangwato, 4th June. 



Found feeding about the same parasitic plant as C. mari- 

 quensis, and in about equal numbers. A widely distributed 

 species. 



89. CiNNYRis MARiQUENSis, Smith. 



(19) Palatswie Pan, Bamangwato, 4th June. 

 Here we met with this species and C. talatala in tolerable 

 abundance assembled round a very pretty parasitic plant^ the 



