350 UNDER THE AFRICAN SUN 



(A specimen from Kiwalogoma in Uganda is deeper yellow 

 and seems to belong to another species.) 



173. Zosterops kikuyensis Sharpe (?)• 



A female from Eldoma Ravine (Uganda Protectorate) seems 

 to belong to this species. Its iris is "sepia brown." With a 

 series one might be able to find differences from typical kikii- 

 yensis. The yellow mark on the forehead seems to be larger 

 in extent. 



(SUN-BIRDS.) 



1 74. Cifinyris verticalis viridisplendens Rchw. 

 Masindi in Unyoro, May and June. " Iris dark brown." 



175. Cinnyris osiris stiahelicus Rchw. 

 Kampala, Uganda. 



176. Cinnyris ciipreus (Shaw.) 

 Common at Masindi (Unyoro). 



177. Cinnyris falkenstcini Fisch. and Rchw. 

 iMasindi in Unyoro. " Iris dark brown." 



178. Cinfiyris vicdiocris Shell. 



$ ad. Siibugo Forest, Uganda Protectorate, 6/12/96. " Iris 

 chocolate-brown, bill and feet black." 



179. Cinnyris reicJutiowi Sharpe. 



The considerably shorter bill and the deep purple upper 

 tail-coverts and breast-band distinguish this bird without diffi- 

 culty from inediocris. Rau, Xandi country, Uganda Protectorate, 

 12/12/96. 



ii8o. Cinnyris ansoj-gei, sp. nov. (Plate II. fig. i). 



An adult male, shot at Nandi Station in [the Uganda Pro- 

 tectorate on March 16, 1898, differs from C. rcichenozvi Sharpe 

 in the great extension of the somewhat deeper red colour of the 

 breast, which occupies an area of about 23 mm. in length, while 

 in C. reic/ienowi it extends for about 17 mm., and in the beak 



