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It differs from C. poensis in having the metallic feathers 

 of the throat and head purplish-blue instead of dull steel- 

 green. I cannot detect any other distinction. 



[Rare in the forest. — B. A.] 



52. Cinnyris preussi. 



Cimiyris preussi Reichw. Journ. fur Orn. 1892, p. 190 : 

 Buea, Cameroon Mt. 



a, b. S ? ad. (Nos. 1, 3). Cameroon Mt. 3.iv. 09. 



c, d. ? ? ad. (Nos. 5, 6). „ „ 3.iv.09. 



e. c? imm. (No. 2). „ „ 12.iv.09. 



/. ? (No. 4). „ „ 13.iv.09. 



ff. (? ad. (No. 7). „ „ 20.iv.09. 



h. (^ jnv. (No. la). „ „ 9. v. 09. 



i. ? ad. (No. 2 a). „ „ 11. v. 09. 



The above is a fine series showing the birds in every 

 stage of plumage. 



Preuss's Suubird is confined to the highlands of Cameroon 

 and Manenguba Mountains. 



[Common. — B. A.] 



53. Cinnyris super bus. 



Certhia superha Shaw, Gen. Zool. viii. 1812, p. 193 : 

 Malimba (Portuguese Congo*). 



a. (? ad. (No. 1). Buea, Cameroon Mt. 20. v. 09. 



A single example of the Superb Sunbird was obtained on 

 Cameroon Mountain. 



54. Anthus camaroonensis. 



Anthus rufulus camaroonensis Shelley, Birds of Africa, ii. 

 1900, p. 320 : Camaroon Mt. (10,000 ft.). 



Anthus camermiensis Alexander, Bull. B. 0. C. xxv. 1909, 

 p. 12 : Cameroon Mt. (7000 ft.). 



a-d. S ? ad. et ? juv. (Nos. 3, 4, 7, 10). Cameroon 

 Peak. 15. iv. 09. 



e. (J ad. (No. 1) [Type of A. camerunensis Alex.]. 

 Cameroon Peak. 1 6. iv. 09. 



* See note on p. 485. 



