686 Mr. D. A. Bannerraan on a Collection of 



38. Nectarixia kilimensis Shelley. 



Nectarinia kilimensis Grant, Trans. Zool. Soc. xix. p. 31 

 (1910). 



a, b. [S ?•] Kikuyu Forest, 29th March, 1902. (No. 

 352.) 



c-e. [ <$ $ .] Nairobi, 27th to 29th June, 1902. (Nos. 

 313, 330, 337.) 



[This is the commonest Sunbird in this part of East 

 Africa.— A. B. P.\ 



39. Cinnyris gutturalis (Linn.). 

 Chalcomitra gutturalis Reich, iii. p. 464. 



a. S vix ad. Mombasa, 2nd Sept., 1900. (No. 19.) 

 b-d. ? et <$ imm. Takaungu, Dec, Jan., and March. 

 (Nos. 52, 53 & 55.) 



The bird which Mr. Pcrcival obtained at Mombasa (No. 19) 

 has almost assumed adult plumage, the feathers on the 

 margin of the breast are edged with white, and the black 

 feathers on the belly and flanks are irregularly tipped with 

 white and pale buff, giving it a mottled appearance : the 

 greater wing-coverts are also light buff. 



[This was the common Sunbird of the coast, and was very 

 plentiful in the months of December and January, after 

 which its numbers slightly diminished. It frequented 

 the flowers of the Papai trees growing close to my house, 

 and seemed quite fearless, even venturing into the middle of 

 the town. In December there were many males in changing 

 plumage, but these disappeared later. — .1. B. P.] 



40. Cinnyris microrhynchus Shelley. 

 Cinnyris microrhy?ichus Grant, Trans. Zool. Soc. xix. 

 p. 327 (1910). 



a. S vix ad. Mombasa, 20th Sept., 1900. (No. 36.) 



b. S- Takaungu, 31st March, 1901. (No. 168.) 



In his paper quoted above, Mr. Ogilvie-Grant notes the 

 strange differences in plumage of the male examples which 

 he received from Ruwenzori, especially in the colour of the 

 under tail-coverts. In the two male birds in Mr. Pereival's 

 collection this difference in colour is also borne out. A 



