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In "West Africa the most northern known locality for this 

 species is the Sulyinah river, where it was obtained by the 

 late Mr. Demery, and according to Mr. Btittikofer who 

 collected specimens at Schieffelinsville on the Junk river in 

 Liberia, it is " very frequently found on the tulip-shaped 

 flowers of the cotton-tree, from December to February." 



On the Gold Coast these birds are common, at least at 

 some seasons, in the more wooded parts, as at Abrobonko and 

 Denkera from whence Ussher collected numerous specimens, 

 and there is one labelled " Ashantee " in the British Museum. 

 I and Mr. T. E. Buckley only met with it in March at Abouri 

 in the Aguapim mountains, always in company with other 

 Sunbirds among the upper branches of the tall flowering 

 forest trees, but they then appeared to be rare in comparison 

 to the other species. In the German territory of Togoland 

 specimens have been collected at Amedzoche in March and at 

 Adame in July. There is a specimen from Bonny in the 

 British Museum. 



In Camaroons Mr. Sjostedt mentions the species as not 

 rare, and essentially a forest bird, and apparently breeding in 

 August, and Mr. Zenker also collected specimens, adult birds 

 in June and a young one in November. In the British 

 Museum there are four specimens from Fernando Po and a 

 similar number from Prince's Island, and six from Gaboon, in 

 which latter country Du Ohaillu collected specimens at the 

 Muni and Camma rivers, aud Marche at Lope in the Ogowe 

 province. 



On the Loango coast Petit has obtained specimens at 

 Landana, and the species extends south into Angola, where 

 Verreaux and Hamilton both procured specimens. 



This Sunbird probably ranges over the Congo district 

 generally, for Jameson's collection, from Yambuya on the 

 Aruwhimi tributary, contained an adult male, and Emin met 

 with it in October at Tingasi. 



