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an Acacia is a favourite site for its nest. Like other 

 Sunbirds, this species is a frequent host of C. klaasi (Bronze 

 Cuckoo) . 



60. CiNNYRis CHALYBEUS (Linn.). Lesser Double-collared 

 Sunbird. 



Not nearly so common as the preceding species until the 

 vicinity of Port Alfred and the seaboard, where the position 

 is reversed, it being the commoner species. 



61. CiNNYRis AMETHYSTiNUS (Sliaw). Black Sunbird. 

 Common. 



62. CiNNYEis VERREAUXi, Smith. Mouse-coloured 

 Sunbird. 



Formerly very common, but the nests have become scarce 

 of recent years. We were extremely lucky in finding two 

 on the 4th January, 1907, containing two eggs each. The 

 nest is large for the size of the bird, and almost 

 invariably hung from a branch of a tree growing close beside 

 a krantz in a kloof. 



63. *Anthrobaphes violacea (Linn.). Orange-breasted 

 Sunbird. 



Rare in Albany, but not at all uncommon in Port Elizabeth 

 and Uitenhage. Its range is given in Sclater's Check-list as 

 Western Cape Colony, but Stark (vol. i.) includes the 

 Eastern Province. 



64. Anthrothreptes collaris (Vieill.). Collared Sun- 

 bird. 



Very common, nesting in the kloofs : nest usually about six 

 to ten feet above the ground, and much like that of C. ver- 

 reauxi, but very much smaller. 



65. *Zosterops YiRENS, Bp. Green White-eye. 

 Not common. 



6G. ZosTEROPS CAPENSis, Sundev. Cape White-eye. 

 Very common. 



No fresh eggs were taken in January 1907 — only hard-sat 

 eggs and young birds in various stages of growth being found. 



