the Transvaal Museum from Boror. 51 



amongst broad-leaved trees in open forest, and they were 

 also observed in similar forest farther inland. 



Chalcomitra olivacina, Ptrs. R. 1839. (1 M., 4 ?) 

 July-August. 



I. umber ; B. & L. black. Leng. 124-132 ; W. 55-00 ; 

 Tl. 38-45 ; C. 21-23. 



Large numbers of these Sunbirds were found on a flowering 

 Loranthus at Mpimba, and a few also observed on flowers of 

 Halleria lucida at Nganiwe. 



Chalcomitra gutturalis (Liun.). R. 1804. (3 ad., 

 3 juv. MM., 2 FF.) Resident. 



I. dark brown ; B. & L. black. Leng. 132-137 & 127- 

 132 ; W. 69-75 & 08; Tl. 44-51 & 43 ; C. 14-16 & 13-14. 



This species was common wherever certain red aloe flowers 

 were to be found, usually in dry open forest. A pair was 

 noticed at Villa Pereira continually flying- to and fro from 

 some of these flowers to a certain part of the forest, in May, 

 and I have no doubt that they had a nest with young. 



CiNNYRis microrhynchus, Shell. R. 1876/. (1 M., 3 F.) 

 Resident. 



I. brown (F. grey-brown) ; B. & L. black. Leng. Ill & 

 103 ; W. 56 & 51 TtI. 38 & 33 ; C. 17 k 10. 



This species was not uncouiinon throughout the prazo, and 

 was most partial to flowers of the Jjoranthus. A number of 

 nests were found during October and early November, two 

 of which contained eggs; they were attached to the ends of 

 branches of small trees, eight to fifteen feet from the ground, 

 and were made of woolly fibres, feathers, lichen, moss, a few 

 stiff grass-stems, and bits of leaves, and were of the usual 

 shape constructed by Sunbirds. In a clutch of two fresh eggs 

 taken at Buruma on 3rd October the colour is of a uniform 

 slate-grey, and measurements arc 17-2 x 1 1'7 and 1 7-I) x 1 1*5, 

 while in another clutch, of the identitv of which I am not 

 quite certaiti, tlioy measure l(r3 X ] 1 and 10 x 11*4 and arc 

 of the same ground-colour as the first but sj)ottcd and 

 streaked with black. 



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