CINNYRIS COMORENSIS. 57 



Cinnyris comorensis. 



Cinnyris comorensis, Peters; Shelley, Mon. Nect. p. 221, pi. 68 (1879) ; 

 id. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 676 ; Cat. B. M. ix. p. 48 (1884) ; Milne Edw. 

 & Oust. N. Arch. Mus. (2) x. p. 244 (1888) ; Shelley, B. Afr. I. No. 29 

 (1896). 



Adult male. Head, neck, back and lesser wing-coverts metallic green ; 

 wing and tail black, a broad reddish brown pectoral-band dividing the 

 uniform green throat from the black of the remainder of the under parts, 

 which contrasts strongly with the bright scarlet pectoral-tufts. Total 

 length 4-4 inches, culmen 0-75, wing 2'2, tail 1'65, tarsus, G"65. Johanna Is 

 (Kirk). 



Adult female. Upper parts olive, as also the sides of the head ; tail with 

 white tips to the feathers. Beneath, pale olive-shaded yellow, fading almost 

 into white on the throat and under tail-coverts. Total length 4-1 inches, 

 culmen 0-65, wing 2, tail 1-3, tarsus 065 Johanna Is. (Kirk). 



The Johanna Sunbird is confined to the small island of 

 Johanna or Hinzouan, also sometimes called Anjuan, which is 

 situated in the Mosambique Channel about half way between 

 the African coast and the northern extremity of Madagascar. 



The species was discovered by Dr. Peters during a short 

 visit to the Comoro Islands. More recently Mr. C. E. Bewsher 

 collected six specimens on the island of Johanna, where it is, 

 according to his notes, very common, and bears the native 

 name of " Shetozee. " The nest," he states, " is similar to 

 those of others of the genus. The egg is greyish white, spotted 

 and blotched, especially at the larger end, with ashy brown." 



Cinnyris bouvieri. 



Cinnyris bouvieri, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 227, pi. 70 (1877) ; Sharpe 

 & Bouvier, Bull. S. Z. France, 1877, p. 475; Gadow, Cat. B. M. ix. 

 p. 53 (1884) ; Shelley, B. Afr. I. No. 30 (1896). 



Adult male. Head, neck, back and lesser wing-coverts metallic green, 

 with a slight coppery gloss, strongest on the ear-coverts; forehead, front 

 half of the crown and the lores steel blue shaded with violet towards the 



