collected in Uganda and British East Africa. 445 



Cinnyris mariquensis suahelicus. 



(J.1-3. 20.vi. 12; 10.xii.l2; 21.xi.l0. 



? 1-2. 20.vi.l2; 21.xi.lO. 



This species is not uncommon in the Lake district. It is 

 to be met with in the scrub and the acacia country. A nest 

 taken in July at Kisumu was composed entirely of cotton- 

 wool and vegetable-down^ and lined with feathers. A few 

 cobwebs were stretched on the outside. The eggs are creamy- 

 white or pale greenish, with a iew brownish specklings 

 toward the larger end. 



Localities. Lusasa, Ankole district, in Uganda ; Kisumu 

 and Kano, in British East Africa. 



Cinnyris venustus igneiventris. 



S 1-4. 25. iv. 12; 25.xi. 10. 



In this race of C, venustus there is considerable variation in 

 the intensity of the orange of the abdomen. It was common 

 in western Uganda, where it fed freely on insects and nectar 

 from the flowers of the numerous flowering shrubs. 



Localities. Kibamba, Toro, and Ankoli districts of 

 Uganda. 



Cinnyris falkensteini. 



S . Fall plumage. 14. vii. 12. 



S. Off" plumage. 14. vi. 12. 



S. Juv. 9. vii. 12. 



This is a common species in British East Africa. Some 

 birds are almost as rich in colouring as C. igneiventris. A 

 nest was found low down on an outside branch of a wild 

 heliotrope, the structure being attached to the tip of it. 

 Another nest was taken forty feet up a gum-tree. The eggs 

 are creamy-white with a brownish tinge, spotted towards 

 the larger end with dark brown. 



Localities. Kisumu and Fort Ternan, in British East 

 Africa. 



Cinnyris chloropygius orphogaster. 



S 1-3. 26.iv. 12; 19. xii. 12 ; 4.vi.09. 



These birds are all in adult plumage. They are found on 



