Antinori, Beccari, and Issel during their travels in North-eastern Africa collected specimens 

 in Bogos in February, May, June, October, and November on the Anseba river, or at Keren and 

 Scifscifit, and in December at Monkullo, a village on the coast close to Massowah. They found 

 it in the same localities as C. cruentatus, but not in company with that species. They further 

 inform us that it remains in Bogos the greater part of the year, but shifts from the lower valleys 

 to the more elevated and cooler regions during the months of July and August. 



In October, according to Riippell, they have assumed their full breeding-plumage, and may 

 be heard singing frequently and loudly. 



This species is, writes Mr. Blanford, " very common near the coast and up to about 4000 

 feet above the sea, in the passes leading to the highlands. In January and February many 

 birds were in the plumage described by Riippell as C. gularis. Others, however, were in full 

 plumage ; and it is not quite clear whether the gularis plumage is assumed by all males after the 

 breeding-season, or whether it is only the livery of the first year. I am strongly inclined to the 

 latter opinion. The nest figured by Ehrenberg, and one which I also found, is very similar to that 

 of Nectarinia asiatica. That N. gularis is identical with N. habessinica cannot, I think, admit of 

 a doubt. I only saw the former in places where the latter also occurred. I shot two or three 

 specimens when trying to obtain females (more difficult to see and procure than the males) ; and 

 one specimen which I shot was moulting and in intermediate plumage." 



It has further been recorded by Brehm as of rare occurrence at Samchara; and a bird 

 referred to this species was collected by Lefebvre at Adoua and Meyegonagona ; but as the 

 specimens were in imperfect plumage, and were stated to be smaller than C. affinis, we cannot 

 look upon the determination as positively correct.' 



In the Somali country it has been collected by Captain Speke, and appears to be common 

 there. 



The specimens which I have here figured and described were collected at Ailet by Mr. Esler, 

 and are in my own collection. 



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