CINNYRIS COQUERELI. G7 



and 5,000 feet and found the species abundant at low levels, 

 and Mr. Hunter also procured others on this mountain in 

 August. 



The type was discovered by the late Dr. Fischer at Nai- 

 washa Lake, and the species has been collected at Machako's 

 in Ukambani by both Mr. Hinde in May and September and 

 Mr. Jackson in March ; the latter traveller also met with it at 

 Sotik in October. 



There can, I think, be no doubt that the Nectarinia affiiiis 

 of Bouvier's list of Piaggia's collection from Mtesa's country 

 in Uganda refers to this species. 



There is possibly a fourth species of this group of Sunbirds 

 to be found in the little known country between the Blue Nile 

 and Victoria Nyanza, with the following synonyms : Nectarinia 

 souimanga (nee 6m.) Heugl. J. f. 0. 1867, p. 300 ; Nectarinia 

 sp. (?), Heugl. Orn. N. O. Afr. p. 233 (1871); Nectarinia 

 fazoglensis, Finsch in Heugl. Orn. N. O. Afr. p. lxx. (1873) ; 

 Cinnyris heuglini, Shelley, Mon. Nect. p. 241 (1879). 



Cinnyris coquereli. 



Cinnyris coquereli (Verr.) Shelley, Mon. Nect. p. 243, pi. 75 (1879) ; 

 Gadow, Cat. B. M. ix. p. 39 (1884); Milne Edw. and Oust. N. 

 Arch. Mus. (2) x. p. 245 (1888) ; Shelley, B. Afr. I. No. 37 (1896). 



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

 wings and tail black. A partial black collar consisting of a few feathers at 

 the base of the green throat ; breast bright yellow fading into buff on the 

 under tail-coverts, with a broad patch of scarlet down the centre of the 

 chest. Total length 3-8 inches, culmen 075, wing 1-95, tail 1-4, tarsus 06. 



The Mayotte Island Sunbird is confined to the island of 

 Mayotte, one of the Comoro group, and has been named after 

 its discoverer, Dr. Coquerel. 



Pollen and Van Dam found these birds perched on the 

 fronds of the cocoanut trees or flitting actively around the 



