from Deelfontein, Cape Colony. 345 



The two species may be diagnosed as follows : — 



a. Breast darker and dull ochreous ; upper surface dark 



ashy, dark olivaceous on the rump and upper tail- 

 coverts; on the crown a slight indication of dusky 

 bases to the feathers vu'nidus 



b. Breast light sulphur-yellow, slightly darkening in older 



birds, but always distinctly yellow ; light grey on 

 the head, verging gradually into light olive-greenish, 

 becoming more saffron-yellow on the rump and upper 

 tail-coverts smithi. 



[A few seen at different times, going in small parties 

 through the tall bush on the veldt. The nest is well known, 

 and is made from the cotton-seed-pods of the Karoo bush ; 

 it is hung in very exposed situations.] 



90. ZOSTEROPS SUNDEVALLI. 



Zosterops pallida (nee Swains.) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, 

 pp. 324, 824 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. B. ix. p. 160 (1884) ; Stark, 

 Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 302 (1900); Shelley, B. Africa, 

 ii. p. 187, pi. vii. fig. 2 (1900). 



Zosterops sundevalli Hartl. ; Finsch, Tierr., Lief. 15, p. 12 

 (1901). 



a, b. <J ad. Deelfontein, Aug. 13, 1902. 



If Swainson's name of Z. pallida is not to be employed 

 for this species, and the description does not agree with it 

 very well, then we must adopt that of Z. sundevalli, as set 

 forth by Dr.- Finsch. 



91. Nectarinia eamosa. 



Nectarinia famosa (L.) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, pp. 30G, 830 

 (1875-84) ; Gadow, Cat. B. ix. p. 5 (1884); Shelley, B. 

 Africa, ii. p. 19 (1900) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 276 

 (1900). 



a. S ad. Deelfontein, July 31, 1902. 



b,c,d. S ad.; e,f. ? ad. Deelfontein, Aug. 2-13, 1902. 



[This Sun-bird has a very quick flight. It was fairly 

 common in the month of August, being found among the 

 dog-wood bushes. It feeds on small insects up to the size of 

 a house-fly.] 



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