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BIRD ARCHITECTS 



In this locality we found the White-breasted Sunbird 

 {C. leiicogaster) by far the commoner species. Indeed, the 

 latter bird was seen in parties of three to six individuals 

 during the last week in December, 1906, exploring the 



Pig. 66. — Double-collared Sunbird : female at nest. 



native trees, then laden with fruit, for insects, and diligently 

 sucking the blossoms of a parasitic plant then in bloom. 



In the Albany district of Cape Colony the commonest 

 species is the Greater Double-collared Sunbird {C. afer), 



