ANTHOTHREPTES GABONICA. 159 



Anthreptes gabonica, Biittik. Notes Leyd. Mus. 1889, p. 118 Liberia ; 



Kuschel, J. f. 0. 1895, p. 347 (egg). 

 Nectarinia gabonica, Hartl. J. f. O. 1861, pp. 13, 109 Gaboon ; Sharpe, 



Ibis, 1872, p. 70 Fantee, Volta B. 

 Stipbrornis alboterminata, Eeichen. J. f. O. 1874, p. 103 ; 1875, p. 43 



Camaroons ; 1877, p. 30 Loango ; Sharpe, J. f. O. 1882, p. 345 ; id. 



Cat. B. M. vii. p. 174 (1883); Reicben. J. f. O. 1890, p. 127 



Camaroons; 1891, p. 68. 

 Anthreptes rectirostris (nee Shaw), Shelley, Mon. Nect. p. xlv. pi. 107 



upper fig. 1 (1880, pt. ? ) ; Biittik. Notes, Leyd. Mus. 1888, p. 212 



Liberia. 

 Anthreptes tephrolaema (nee Jard. and Fras.) Shelley, t. c. p. xlvi. 



(1880 pt. ? ) ; Biittik. Notes, Leyd. Mus. 1888, p. 211 Congo. 

 Cinnyris venustus (nee Shaw) Biittik. Notes, Leyd. Mus. 1885, p. 170 



(pt. 2 , nest and eggs.) 



Adult. Upper surface, as well as a broad band through the eye, ear- 

 coverts and sides of neck ashy brown, with a slight olive shade on the 

 wings and tail ; remainder of the plumage, the ends of the tail-feathers, 

 under wing-coverts and inner margins of quills white, with a faint ashy 

 shade on the lower throat and sides of body. " Bill black, iris brownish 

 red, feet sooty brown " (Buttikofer). Total length 4-1 inches, culmen 0-5, 

 wing 2-3, tail 1-5, tarsus 0'6. Fantee (Dssher). 



The Little Brown and White Sunbird ranges from the 

 Gambia to the Congo. 



The most northern known locality for this species is 

 Bathnrst on the Gambia, where Marche procured a specimen 

 which is now in the British Museum. In Liberia Mr. 

 Biittikofer met with the species along the banks of the Marfa 

 river and near Monrovia, and found a nest with two eggs, 

 December 20. On the Gold Coast Ussher collected specimens 

 in Fantee, at Accra and by the Volta river. 



From Camaroons the species has been recorded, under the 

 title of Stiphromis alboterminata, as abundant along the bushy 

 banks of the streams which flow through the coast country. 

 Dr. Preuss obtained a specimen in May in the Victoria dis- 

 trict, and Mr. Sjostedt found the species breeding in January 



