228 CAPT. G. E. SHELLEY ON [Mar. 3, 



of the other Sun-birds, attracted there by the flowers of the sweet 

 potato and of various beans and peas. 



31. CiNNYRIS AFFINIS, Iliipp. 



Cinnyris affinis, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 239, pi. 74. fig. 2. 

 6, 4000 ft. ; d, 5000 ft. ; cJ, not labelled. 

 Very abundant at low levels. 



32. Cinnyris mediocris, sp. n. 



cf , Kilima-njaro, 12,000 ft. 



Intermediate between C. chalybeus and C. chloropygius, but with 

 the bill slightly more curved than in either. It resembles G. chaly- 

 beus in the colouring of the metallic parts, having the blue terminal 

 collar to the throat and blue upper tail-coverts ; but differs from 

 that species and resembles C. chloropygius in the colouring of the 

 abdomen, thighs, under tail-coverts, and wings, which are darker and 

 more olive than in C. chalybeus. 



Entire head, neck, back, least and median wing-coverts uniform 

 metaUic golden green ; upper tail-coverts steel-blue ; remainder of 

 the wings dark brown, with the margins of the feathers shaded with 

 olive ; the green of the throat terminates in a narrow steel-blue 

 collar, followed by a broad scarlet collar ; pectoral tufts yellow ; 

 remainder of the underparts brownish olive, slightly washed with 

 olive-yellow ; thighs dark brown ; bill and legs black. Total length 

 4-6 inches, culmen 07, wing 2-1, tail 2, tarsus Ov. 



Fairly abundant. Only remarked in upper regions. 



33. Cinnyris kirki, Shelley. 



Cinnyris kirki, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 273, pi. 8.5 ; Fischer, 

 Zeitschr. ges. Oru. (Madaraz), 1884. p. 339. 



6 in moult, 3000 ft. ; d ? , 5000 ft. ; $ , 7000 ft. 



34. MOTACILLA LONGICAUDA, Riipp. 



Motacilla longicauda, Iliipp. Neue Wirb. pi. 29. fig. 2. 

 Two c?, 6000 ft. 



35. POLIOSPIZA TRISTRIATA, Riipp. 



Poliospiza tristriata, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 642. 

 $ , 8000 ft. Found in small flocks. 



36. CiTRINELLA CITRINELLOIDES, Riipp. 



Gitrinella citrinelloides, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 644. 

 2 , 6000 ft. ; c? . 7000 ft. 



37. Vidua principalis (Linn.). 



Vidua principalis, YischsY, Zeitschr. ges. Orn. (Maradaz), 1884, 

 p. 325. 



Two S, 5000 ft. 



