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It was very interesting to find this species in the 

 Loangwa Valley, as it has hitherto only been recorded 

 from the Equatorial Lake District. 



143. Sylvia simplex. 



Sylvia simplex, Lath., " Gen. Syn.," Suppl., vol. 1, p. 287 (1787) ; 



Shelley, Ibis, 1898, p. 554 (Nkata) ; W. L. Sclater, 



"Fauna S. Africa, Birds," vol. 2, p. 82 ; Sharpe, " Handl. 



B.," vol. 4, p. 209; Reichen., "Yog. Afrikas," vol. 3, 



p. 649. 

 Sylvia hortensis, Bechst. ; Seebohm, "Cat. B. Brit. Mus.," vol. 5, 



p. 10; Bocage, "Orn. Angola," p. 284. 

 Sylvia hortensis (simplex) Shelley, Ibis, 1898, p. 380 (Mount 



Mlosa and Zomba Plateau). 



438. ? ad. Ndola, N.W. Rhodesia. Oct. 12, 1905. 



Bill, brownish-horn-colour, paler below ; iris, brown ; 

 feet, silvery-grey. 



484. ? ad. Near the Msofu River, Alala Plateau. 

 Nov. 5, 1905. 



Bill, dusky-horn-colour, paler below; iris, brown; 

 feet, pale greyish. 



144. Apalis florisuga. 



Eiiprinodes florisuga, Reichen., Jowti. f. Ornith., 1898, p. 314 



ex Licht. Mus. Berol. 

 Apalis florisuga, Reichen., " Vog. Afrikas," vol. 3, p. 610. 

 Chlorodyta flavida (part), W. L. Sclater, " Fauna S. Africa, 



Birds," vol. 2, p. 125. 



253 $ ad. E. bank of Loangwa. June 19, 1905. 



Bill, blackish ; iris and orbit, chestnut brown ; feet, 

 pinkish-yellow colour. 



310. $ ad. E. bank of Loangwa. July 7, 1905. 



Bill, greyish, tip blackish ; iris, yellowish-brown ; feet, 

 pinkish-brown ; tarsi, darker. 



