from Soinalilaiid and Southern Abyssinia. 143 



nounced in specimens from the west, but scarcity of cartridges 

 forbade my ascertaining for certain. — L.] 



7Q. Nectarinia tacazze. 



Nectarinia tacazze (Stanley) ; Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mas. 

 ix. p. 4 (1884) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxi. p. 138 

 (1884), & xxvi. p. 244 (1888). 



a. (J imm. Tra^ Abyssinia, 7 January, 1899. (No. 134.) 



h. ^ imm. Baroma_, Abyssinia, 10 January, 1899 

 (No. 152.) 



c. ^ iram. Kuutaba, Abyssinia, 7 February, 1899. 

 (No. 300.) 



d. S imm. Lekamte, Abyssinia, 16 March, 1899. 

 (No. 431.) 



Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



[This bird was frequently seen from January to April, but 

 never in full plumage. — L.] 



77 . Nectarinia cupreonitens, 



Nectarinia fainosa (Linn.), northern race N. cupreonitens, 

 Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. ix. p. 6 (1884). 



Nectarinia fainosa ? Salvad. Ann, Mus. Civ. Gen. xxi. 

 p. 138 (1884). 



a. J imm, Kosso^ Abyssinia, 8 February, 1899. 

 (No. 304.) 



Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



[Fairly common throughout Abyssinia, though seldom 

 seen on the upper plateaux. — L.] 



78. Nectarinia pulchella. 



Nectarinia jwlchella (Linn.) ; Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 ix. p. 7 (1884) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxi. p. 137 

 (1884), & xxvi. p. 244 (1888). 



a. ($ imm, Kassim river, Abyssinia, 20 January, 1899. 

 (No, 241.) 



h. r? imm. Jaw aha, Abyssinia, 21 February, 1899, 

 (No. 355,) 



Iris brown ; bill and legs black. 



[Difficult to distinguish. I have no record of its distri- 

 bution. — L.] 



