by Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 271 



158. CiNNYRIS MARIQUENSIS. 



Tv. Klein Letaba, Sept. (1). 



[This Sun-bird was only observed in the low country 

 of the North-Eastern Transvaal, where it was decidedly 

 scarce. The male oF a pair was shot on the overhanging 

 bough of an acacia, whence it continually darted out, appa- 

 lently to catch some passing insect, and returned again to the 

 s;ime perch ; between each flight it warbled quietly to itself. 

 On the male being shot the female Hew off and was not 

 again seen. 



The soft pnrts are: — Irides dark brown ; bill, legs and 

 toes black.] 



1.58^. ClXXVHIS MICRORHVXCHUS. 



p. C'oguno, June, July, Aug. (7, all ^ s) ; Masaniheti, 

 Nov. (\ S)- 



[This species was found only in the Inhambane and Beira 

 districts of the Portuguese country. In the former locality 

 it was plentiful, and came in numbers in company with other 

 !Sun-birdsto the " caout-chouc" and other trees that were in 

 full flower around my Coguno camp. It has a quick darting 

 flight, freqviently hovering to gather the nectar from the 

 blossoms. In the Beira district only a few were seen fre- 

 quenting the blossoms of the cotton-plants in the plantations. 



The soft parts are: — Irides dark brown; bill, legs and 

 toes black.] 



159. CiNNYRIS LEUCOGASTER. 



Z. Hluhluwe stream, Aug. [IS, 1 ?); Tv. Kiein 

 Letaba, Sept. (4 (^ , 3 ? ); Turfloop. Mch. {IS); P- Tete, 

 Aug. (Ic?). 



[The single male from Tete is slightly smaller than the 

 other specimens. 



This striking little Sun-bird was noted from S.E. Zululand, 

 the Eastern and North-Eastern Transvaal, and the Tete 

 district of Portuguese East Africa, where, however, only a 

 single specimen was seen. It cannot be said to be plentiful 

 anywhere, although a fair number were observed in the low 

 country of the North-Eastern Transvaal. Apart from colour, 



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