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with Zosterops mayottensis ; but generally it lives alone, and was never seen to congregate in 

 such large parties as ft notatus and ft souimanga The French colonists of the island of Mayotte 

 call it " Colibri." 



The specimen which we have here figured and described is a male in the British Museum, 

 formerly presented to Mr. Sharpe by M. J. Verreaux. 



