320 ZOOLOGICAL RESULTS OF THE RUWENZORI EXPEDITION. 



obtained nearly a dozen examples of this species on Ruwenzori, either in the Mnbiiku 

 or Luimi Valleys, both of which were visited by the Expedition. — E. B. W.~\ 



Anthothreptes axillaris Reichenow. 



Anthothreptes axillaris Shelley, B. Afr. ii. p. 143 (1900). 

 Anthreptes axillaris Heidi. Yog. Afr. iii. p. 442 (1905). 



a. 6 . 20 miles N.W. of Fort Beni, Semliki Valley, 3000 ft., 11th Aug. [No. 505. 

 E. E. D.] 



b. 2 [U imm.]. Irumu, Eturi Forest, 3000 ft., 16th Oct. [No. 565. E. E. I).] 



Adult male. Iris dark brown; bill dusky; feet olive-brown. 



Immature male% Iris hazel; upper mandible black, lower light horn-colour ; feet 

 slate-colour. 



This very distinct species is new to the British Museum. Specimen " b," marked 

 " 2 " by Mr. Dent, is probably an immature male ; for the female is said to have no 

 pectoral tufts, while in the present specimen the tufts are distinctly indicated by a few 

 yellow feathers tipped with orange. The bill, too, is much shorter than in the adult 

 male. 



[A few of these little Grey-crowned Sun-birds were met with in the Eturi Forest 

 between Fort Beni and Irumu. They appeared to frequent the undergrowth and 

 not the tree-tops, but so few were seen that we could not be certain on this point. 

 It is, however, an interesting one, for birds were very rarely found to inhabit both 

 the undergrowth and the tree-tops. — E. B. W.~\ 



Anthothreptes zambesiana Shelley. 



Anthothreptes hypodila Shelley, B. Afr. ii. p. 151 (4900) [part.]. 

 Anthreptes hypodila Reich. Vog. Afr. iii. p. 412 (1905) [part.]. 

 Anthothreptes -ambesiana Grant, Ibis, 1908, p. 286 [S.W. Uganda], 



a. j . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 7000 ft., 27th Jan. [No. 2116. G. /,.] 

 /;. d . „ ., 6500 ft., 6th Feb. [No. 1219. I). C] 



c. d. 2 et d" imm. Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori, 7000 ft., 24th March. [Nos. 

 3257, 3258. E. B. W.] 



e. 6 . Mokia, S.E. Ruwenzori, 3400 ft., 6th May. [No. 1506. I). C] 



f. J . Fort Beni, Semliki Valley, 3000 ft., 22nd July. [No. 1737. 1). C.~] 



g. 2 . Mawambi, Congo Forest, 3000 ft., 29th Oct. [No. 3646. E. B. W.] 



h. d imm. Mpanga Forest, Fort Portal, 5000 ft., 21st Sept. [No. 553. E. E. I).] 



Adult male and female. Iris dark brown ; bill and feet black. 



I have already explained my reasons for keeping A. zambesiana distinct from 

 A. hypodila (Jard.) in my paper on Mr. Carruthers's collection published in 'The Ibis,' 

 vide supra. 



