62 CINNYRIS OUSTALETI. 



Cinnyris oustaleti. 



Cinnyris oustaleti (Bocage), Shelley, Mon. Nect. p. 231, pi. 72, fig. 1 

 (1880) ; Cat. B. M. ix. p. 43 (1884) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. 

 p. 832 (1884) ; Buttik. Notes Leyd. Mus. 1889, p. 231 Humpata ; 

 Bocage, Journ. Lisb. 1893, p. 159; Shelley, B. Afr. I. No. 33 (1896). 



Nectarinia oustaleti, Bocage ; Orn. Angola, p. 545 (1881) Caconda. 



Adult male. Similar to C. leucogastcr, but differs in the metallic throat 

 ending in a broadish metallic violet pectoral- band with the ends of the 

 feathers maroon red, and the front half of the pectoral-tufts being orange 

 red. Total length 4-5 inches, culmen 075, wing 2-2, tail 1-7, tarsus 06. 

 Caconda (Anchieta). 



Oustalet's White-breasted Suubird is only known to occur 

 in Benguela and Mossamedes. 



Anchieta discovered the species at Caconda, where he 

 informs us that it is common. On one of his labels, attached 

 to a specimen in the British Museum, is written " Xinjonjo " 

 as its native name. 



Mr. Buttikofer refers to this species, a nearly full plumaged 

 male, procured by Van der Kellen at Humpata on the Upper 

 Cunene river in July. 



This is another instance of very closely allied species of 

 Sunbrrds occurring in the same district, C. leucogaster having 

 been recorded from Capangombe, Humbe and Quissange. 



Cinnyris venustus. 



Cinnyris venustus (Shaw), Mon. Nect. p. 235, pi. 74, figs. 1, 3 (1879) ; id. 



Ibis, 1883, p. 548 Niger; Gadow, Cat. B. M. ix. p. 39 (1884); 



Buttik. Notes Leyd. Mus. 1885, p. 169 ; 1886, p. 250 ; 1888, p. 72 ; 



1889, p. 130 Liberia; Beiehen, J. f. 0. 1891, p. 391, 1897, p. 45 



Togoland; Shelley, B. Afr. I. No. 34 (1896) ; Beiehen, J. f. O. 1897, 



p. 45 Togoland. 

 Nectarinia venusta, Bocage, Orn. Ongola, p. 173 (1877) Biballa. 



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

 with the forehead and front half of crown and upper throat violet shaded 



