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this form should belong the specimens collected by Bohm at 

 Kakoma, Ugalla, Gonda, and Ugogo, and those of Fischer's 

 consignments from Usegua, Ussure, Maurui, Pare, Arusha, 

 Masailand, "Wapokomoland and Barawa in Somali. 



In this latter country these Sunbirds are apparently 

 common, for Mr. Elliot met with the species at Le Gud and 

 Hullier, Mr. Lort Phillips at the Rugga Pass in March, Mr. 

 Hawker at Laferu in November, when be saw several but 

 did not notice them elsewhere. Mr. Donaldson Smith also 

 obtained several specimens during September in Somaliland. 



Mr. Hunter procured the species near the Useri river 

 which flows eastward from the Kilimanjaro mountain. Dr. 

 Hildebrandt met with these birds in the Teita country, where 

 specimens have likewise been collected by Mr. Jackson in 

 December and in January, at Ngoboto in the Suk country, 

 about 100 miles to the north-east of Victoria Nyanza. 



In the Upper White Nile district Emin discovered the type 

 of the species at Lado, and collected additional specimens at 

 Wadelai, Mabero and Wakala. Von Heuglin met with these 

 Sunbirds during his journey through the Wau district, 

 frequenting the underwood and forests in the neighbourhood 

 of water. Antinori, likewise, found them near the Gazal river 

 in the Djur and Dor provinces. 



Anthothreptes aurantia. 



Anthothreptes aurantia, Verr., Gadow, Cat. B. M. ix., p. 116 (1884); 



Biehen. J. f. 0. 1887, pp. 301 Congo; 1890, p. 127 Camaroons ; 



Sjostedt, Sv. Vet. Ak. Handl. 1895, p. 104 Camarooons ; Shelley, 



B. Afr. I. No. 76 (1896). 

 Anthreptes aurantia, Oust. Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) I. p. 106 (1877) ; id. 



Nouv. Arch. Mus. (2) II. Bull. p. 94 (1879) Gaboon; Shelley, Mon. 



Nect., p. 337, pi. 109 (1879) ; id. Ibis, 1890, p. 163 Yambuya. 



