during a Journey to the Ruwenzori Range. 555 



Vog. Afrikas, iii. p. 497 (1905) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. B. v. 

 p. 35 (1906). 



H. 1016. ? ad. Kangao's, Toro, March 12, 1902. 



137. Nectarinia purpureiventris. 



Cinnyris purpureiventris Reichenow, Orn. MB. 1893, 

 p. 60 (Lake Albert) ; id. J. f. O. 1894, p. 102, Taf. i. fig. 2; 

 Shelley, B. Africa, ii. p. 39 (1900). 



Nectarinia barakce Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. xiii. p. 8 (1902). 



Nectarinia purpureiventris Sharpe, Bull. B. O. O. xiii. 

 p. 50 (1903); Reichenow, Vog. Afrikas, iii. p. 503 (1905). 



H. 781. $ ad. Ruwenzori, Feb. 10, 1902. A small 

 flock of these birds was flitting about at the top of a tall 

 tree, feeding on the red berries. 



H. 799. $ imm. Ruwenzori, Feb. 11, 1902. 



H. 822. ? ad. Ruwenzori, Feb. 12, 1902. 



H. 829, 830. $ ad.; 831, 832. ^imin.; 833. ? ad. 

 Ruwenzori, Feb. 13, 1902. A flock of these beautiful birds 

 is always to be found on one particular tree in the forest — 

 a very tall tree, the branches of which arc covered with red 

 berries, but I have not met with them anywhere else. 



H. 848. $ ad. Ruwenzori, Feb. 14, 1902. 



H. 887. $ ad. Ruwenzori, Feb. 23, 1902. 



These birds are numerous, and nearly always to be found 

 at the very top of the tall tree with the red berries. There 

 are usually a dozen or two together. 



[The female is a plain-coloured bird, yellowish olive above; 

 the tail-feathers are dusky brown, with olive margins and 

 narrow ashy tips, the two central feathers being very per- 

 ceptibly lengthened. The head is slaty-grey, the lores and 

 sides of face are blackish, the cheeks and throat are pale 

 ashy, and the rest of the under surface is ashy olive, olive- 

 yellow on the fore-neck and chest ; under wing-coverts and 

 quill-linings dark ashy. — R. B. S.] 



138. Nectarinia kilimensis. 



Nectarinia kilimensis Shelley : Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 591 

 (Machakos ; Sotik ; Mt. Elgon ; Masai Land) ; Jackson, 

 Ibis, 1899, p. 631 (Eldoma Ravine ; Nandi) ; Hartert, in 



