N. Rhodesia and the Katanga District of Congo/and. 233 



no doubt that this bird, having once acquired its breeding- 

 plumage, never again loses it, and that birds in partial 

 breeding-plumage are merely immature. 



280. ClNNYRIS MICRORHYNCHUS. 



Cinnyris microrhynchvs Shell. ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 78. 

 No. 226. <$ juv. Upper Lufira R., 3500 ft., June 12, 

 1907. 



Bill and feet black; iris dark brown. 



281. ClNNYRIS LEUCOGASTER. 



Cinnyris leucogastcr Vieill. ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 79. 

 1 only met with this species in the Luangwa Valley. 



282. Cinnyris falkensteini. 



Cinnyris falkensteini Fischer & Reich.; Neave, loc. cit. 

 p. 79. 



No. 60. S ad. Karnbove, 4500 ft., Feb. 25, 1907. 

 N Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown. 



No. 275. cJ art. Kambove, July 9, 1907. 



Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown. 



No. 493. S ad. Chambezi Valley, 4000 ft., April 12, 

 1908. 



Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown. 



No. 599. c? ad. Chirui Isl., L. Bangweolo, July 5, 1908. 



Nos. 654, 656. <?<?<?. Lofu R., Aug. 10, 12, 1908. 



Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown. 



No. 676. <J. Lofu R., Aug. 17, 1908. 



Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown. 



No. 763. ? . E. of L. Bangweolo, Oct. 9, 1908. 



Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown. 



A common High Plateau species. 



283. Cinnyris iajdovicensis. 



Cinnyris ludovicensis (Bocage) ; Reich, loc. cit. iii. p. 489. 

 No. 219. c? ad. Upper Lualaba R., 3800 ft., May 30, 

 1907. 



Bill black ; feet black ; iris dark brown. 



No. 224. ? . Upper Lualaba R., May 31, 1907. 



Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown. 



