442 jNfr. y. G. L. van Someren on Birds 



Anthreptes longuemarei haussarnm. 



Anthrejytes longmari haussarvm Neumann, Oi'n. Monatsber. 

 xiv. 1906, p. 67 : Togoland. 



^ 1-2. 16.vii. 12. 



I am not satisfied tliat these birds are correctly named. 

 We have birds from Chagwe Province which agree with 

 A. I. orientalis, and others which agree perfectly with A. I. 

 haussarum,. Owing to insufficient material with which to 

 work we can come to no definite conclusion. 



This species is found in the acacia and forest country. 

 It is not common. 



Localities. Sio River, Mabira, and Busiro, in Uganda. 



Chalcomitra acik aequatorialis. 



S 1-3. Full plumage. 21. v. 12 ; 26.vi. 12; 30. iv. 12. 



S 1-3. OfE colour. 7. vii. 12 ; 27. i. 12 ; 16. i. 12. 



? 1-3. 16.1.12; 26. v. 12; 20. vi. 12. 



Nestling. 7. vii. 12. 



The Scarlet-breasted Sun-bird is very common in Uganda 

 and parts of British East Africa. This species builds the 

 most untidy nest of any Sun-bird. It is composed of grass 

 and fibres, which are left long, and into these is woven a 

 quantity of dead leaves, lichen, and bits of baric. The 

 inside is lined with cotton-down and feathers. These birds 

 select the same tree year after year on which to build. The 

 eggs (one to two in the clutch) vary in colour, from a pale 

 creamy-white to pale bluish, or greenish, with dark brown 

 or grey-brown spots or longitudinal streaks. Nests were 

 found from April to July, and again from October to 

 January. Young, just from the nest, were taken in 

 January, May, and July. 



Localities. Kano and Kisumu, in British East Africa ; 

 Kyeteraa, Chagwe, Toro, and Busoga Provinces, in Uganda. 



Chalcomitra hunteri. 



This species was seen on the coast, but not collected. 

 Locality. British East Africa coastal region. 



