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green, and the wings somewhat shorter and bill perceptibly 
longer. I have males before me from Nyasaland, and find 
that the difference in the length of the bill is infinitesimal, but 
the belly is decidedly of a deeper yellow than in true C. affinis, 
while the throat does not show the green of that species; 
there is also much more purple on the forehead in the Nyasa¬ 
land bird. This race seems to have a much darker and more 
olive-coloured female. 
Cinnyris angolensis is another race described by Prof. 
Reichenow from Angola, in which the belly is said to be a 
little darker than in C. affinis, with the upper surface pure 
green and with shorter wings and tail. 
Cinnyris cyanescens is described by Prof. Reichenow as 
a new species from Zanzibar and Mpapwa. The belly is 
yellow, the upper surface with a blue-green gloss, the edges 
of the feathers in part inclining to violet-blue. A specimen 
in the Jackson collection from Ukambani appears to belong 
to this race, which is with difficulty to be separated from 
some of the Nyasaland specimens (C. niassce ), but the bill 
is decidedly smaller. How does C. cyanescens differ from 
C. stierlingi ? 
C. falkensteini has the middle of the belly orange-yellow 
and the pectoral tufts orange-red, the upper surface glossed 
with bluish green, but in general effect not so blue as in 
C. cyanescens. The habitat is given as Naivasha, Loita, 
Kilimanjaro, and Sotik. 
Lastly, Prof. Reichenow describes a new species from 
Karagwe as C. igneiventris , with the upper surface as in 
C. falkensteini, but with the middle of the belly orange-red 
and the pectoral tufts scarlet. I am unable to judge of the 
specific value of this last race, as I have no specimens from 
Karagwe before me. Of C. falkensteini I have examined 
adult males from Kilimanjaro, Machako’s, Athi river. Lake 
Naivasha, Elgon, Sotik, and Nandi. There are con¬ 
siderable differences : some specimens from Kilimanjaro have 
the belly entirely yellow, and are scarcely distinguishable 
from C. niassce , while other specimens have deep orange 
abdomens. The green or blue gloss of the upper surface varies 
