19 [Vol. xxiii. 



Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Gkant described two new species 

 of Sunbird (^Cinnyris), which he proposed to name as 

 follows : — 



CiNNYRIS SEIMUNDI, Sp. n. 



Cinnyris chloropygla, Gadow (nee Jardine), Cat. Birds 

 B. M. ix. p. 34 (1884) [part.]. 



Adult male. Upperparts, including the top and sides of 

 the head, rather bright olive-green ; feathers above and below 

 the eye and on the rest of the uuderparts pale yellow, 

 brightest down the middle of the breast and belly. Quills 

 dark brown margined externally for the greater part of 

 their length with yellow, and internally with pale creamy 

 white. Iris hazel ; bill dark brown, lighter at the base of 

 the lower mandible ; feet greenish-black. Total length ca. 

 38 inches; culmeu from gape 0'G9-0"72; wing 2'2-2'25 ; 

 tail 1 •2-1 -25 ; tarsus 0*64. 



Adult female. Similar to the male but smaller. Total 

 length 3'5 inches; culmen from gape 0*6; wing 2"0-2'02 ; 

 tail I'Oo ; tarsus O'OO. 



Hab. Fernando Po and West Africa, ranging from the 

 Gold Coast and Gaboon to the Semliki Valley. 



A large series in the British Museum. 



Cinnyris batesi, sp. n. 



Adult male. Most nearly allied to C. seimundi but altogether 

 darker. The upperparts are dark olive and the underparts 

 dull greyish-olive, only the middle of the belly being pale 

 whitish-yellow ; the yellow margins to the outer wci)s of 

 the quills are paler and less conspicuous. Total length 

 about 3'6 inches; culmen from gape 0"65-0'68; wing r95- 

 2-05 ; tail 1'0-i-l ; tarsus 0-56-0-6. 



Adult female. Similar to the male, but smaller. Total 

 length 3*1 inches; culmeu from gape OG; wing 1*8; tail 

 95; tarsus 0'55. 



Hab. Ja River, South Camaroon, and Camma lliver, 

 Gaboon. 



Five specimens in the British Museum. 



