1900.] THE BIRDS OF MOUNT KENYA. 605 



Observed only at Camp 20, in a densely wooded valley im- 

 mediately above bamboo zone. It was in tbe babit of frequenting 

 the tops of tbe highest trees. 



38. Cinnybis MEDIOCBIS. 



Cinnyris mediocris, Shelley : Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 593 ; Shelley, 

 B. Africa, h. p. 79 (1900). 



No. 42. d 1 ad. Western slope of Mount Kenya (10,000 ft.), 

 Aug. 27, 1899. Bill, legs, and feet black ; iris dark brown. 



Shot among bamboo and low trees. 



No. 75. d" ad. Western slope of Mount Kenya (10,000 ft.), 

 Sept. 11, 1899. Iris hazel. 



No. 109. o* ad. North-western foot of Mount Settima (7000 ft.), 

 Sept. 25, 1899. 



These birds are not common, but it will be noticed that a 

 specimen was obtained on Settima, in addition to the two from 

 Mount Kenya. 



39. Cinnyris kibki. 



Chalcomitm lcirlci (Shelley) : Shelley, B. Africa, ii. p. 107 (1900). 

 No. 21. 2 ad. Nairobi Forest, July 19, 1899. Bill, feet, and 

 legs black ; iris dark brown. 



Decidedly uncommon ; the only specimen noticed on the whole 

 trip. 



40. ZOSTEEOPS KIKUYUENSIS. 



Zosterops Icikuyuensis, Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, pp. 444, 594, pi. xii. 

 fig. 1 ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 7 (1896). 



No. 67. 3 . Camp 20, western slope of Mt. Kenya, 10,000 feet, 

 Sept. 4, 1899. Bill black ; iris light hazel ; feet greenish grey. 

 Plentiful. 



Nos. 71, 72, cj ; 73, 6 . Camp, Sept. 10, 1899. 



Occurs in small flocks, fluttering from bush to bush above 

 bamboo zone. The blossom of bushes f r equented are a bright yellow, 

 like the birds. Early morning and evening they are most in 

 evidence. 



41. Laniaeius abbotti. 



Laniarius abbotti, Richmond, Auk, xiv. p. 161 (1897). 



No. 33. o* ad. Foot of Mount Kenya (alt. about 7000 feet), 

 Aug. 16, 1899. Bill, legs, and feet black ; iris dark red. 



This was the only specimen I saw of its kind during our stay at 

 this camp (17). 1 shot it in a very thick part of the forest sur- 

 rounding the camp. 



[The single specimen obtained by the expedition is very similar 

 to the type of Malaconotus manningi of Shelley (Ibis, 1899, p. 369, 



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