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Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
where it occurs among the heather-clad slopes of the 
mountains and hill-sides. It was especially plentiful in 
the latter locality and was in pairs. It feeds principally 
on the nectar of flowering heaths and Proteas. The call is 
a sharp “ zwi,” the male sometimes indulging in a warbling 
song ; the flight is swift and erratic. I did not discover 
any occupied nest. 
The soft parts are:—Irides hazel ; bill, legs and toes 
black,] 
171. Anthothreptes collaris. 
M. Illovo, Nov. (3) ; Z. Sibudeni, Jan., Oct. (2); Ngoye 
Hills, Sept., Oct. (3). 
[This Collared Sun-bird was found only in Natal and 
Zululand, where it was very plentiful, generally being 
observed in pairs ; it frequents low bushes and trees both 
on the outskirts of and in the woods and forests, and feeds 
on insects and nectar ; I think more largely on the former 
than do other Sun-birds. It has rather a weak call, and no 
song that I have heard; it is very tame and confiding, often 
approaching so close that shooting is impossible. 
The soft parts are :—Irides brown ; bill, legs and toes 
black.] 
172. Anthothreptes collaris hypodilus. 
P. Coguno, Sept. (2) ; Masambeti, Nov. (1) ; Beira, 
Dec., Jan. (2); Tambarara, Mch., Apl. (2). 
[This form was found in the Inhambane, Beira, and 
Gorongoza districts of Portuguese East Africa, where it was 
by no means common, and frequented the lower bushes 
and trees in the woods and forests. In appearance, call, 
and general habits it resembles A. collaris. 
The soft parts are :—Irides brown ; bill, legs and toes 
black.] 
Anthothreptes reichenowi. 
Gunning, Ann. Transvaal Mus. i. p. 173. 
P. Beira, Jan. (1). 
This is a young bird without metallic colour or tufts. It 
is dark olive above and paler below, becoming pale yellow on 
