300 Capt. G. E. Shelley on 



Very common in the long grass. In August 1885 they 

 were very plentiful at Tangani, but in either immature or 

 worn breeding-plumage. 



36. ZosTEROPs KiRKi, Shelley, 

 d. Manda Island, 1. 6. 86. 



Irides light brown ; legs light horn-blue. Stomach con- 

 tained a caterpillar 1^ inch long. 



37. CiNNYRIS ALBIVENTRIS (Strickl.). 



Manda Island, May 1886. 



Very common all over the island, especially in the dense 

 low bush on the sides of the sand-hills along the shore. 

 I found several nests with eggs in May. The song is very 

 much like the first few notes of our Common Wren. 



38. CiNNYRIS KiRKi, Shelley. 



Several specimens from Manda Island (May 1886), and 

 nest from Merereni. 



Common, especially among the mango trees at Tangani. 

 The nest was found susjjeuded on the extreme end of a small 

 branch of a mangrove bush, along the edge of a creek, in July 

 1886. 



39. CiNNYRIS VERREAUxi, Smith. 

 Two males, Manda Island, May 1886. 

 Fairly plentiful in the acacia trees. 



40. Anthreptes hypodila (Jard.). 

 cJ. Manda Island, 17. 11. 85. 



Not nearly so plentiful as Cinnyris albiventris and C. kirki. 



41. Telephonus jamesi, Shelley. 



Two females, Manda Island, November 1835. 



Very common in the thick bush. Irides brown, with ten 

 white spots or specks round the edge of the pupil. Legs 

 light horn-blue. 



This species is new to the British Museum. 



42. Dryoscopus salin^e (Finscli & Hartl.). 

 ^ . Tangani, 1. 9. 85. 



? . Manda Island, 9. 6. 86. 



