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Mr. D. A. Bannerman on a Collection of 
38. Nectarinia kilimensis Shelley. 
Nectarinia kilimensis Grant, Trans. Zool. Soc. xix. p. 31 
(1910). 
a, b. [tf $ .] Kikuyu Forest, 29th March, 1902. (No. 
352.) 
c-e. [ $ $ .] Nairobi, 27th to 29th June, 1902. (Nos. 
313, 330, 337.) 
[This is the commonest Sunbird in this part of East 
Africa.— A. B. P.] 
39. Cinnyris gutturalis (Linn.). 
Chalcomitra gutturalis Reich, iii. p. 464. 
a . <$ vix ad. Mombasa, 2nd Sept., 1900. (No. 19.) 
b-d. $ et <$ imm. Takaungu, Dec., Jan., and March. 
(Nos. 52, 53 & 55.) 
The bird which Mr. Percival obtained at Mombasa (No. 19) 
has almost assumed adult plumage, the feathers on the 
margin of the breast are edged with white, and the black 
feathers on the belly and flanks are irregularly tipped with 
white and pale buff, giving it a mottled appearance : the 
greater wing-coverts are also light buff. 
[This was the common Sunbird of the coast, and was very 
plentiful in the months of December and January, after 
which its numbers slightly diminished. It frequented 
the flowers of the Papai trees growing close to my house, 
and seemed quite fearless, even venturing into the middle of 
the town. In December there were many males in changing 
plumage, but these disappeared later.— A. B. P.] 
40. Cinnyris microrhynchus Shelley. 
Cinnyris microrhynchus Grant, Trans. Zool. Soc. xix. 
p. 327 (1910). 
a. $ vix ad. Mombasa, 20th Sept., 1900. (No. 36.) 
b. $ • Takaungu, 31st March, 1901. (No. 168.) 
In his paper quoted above, Mr. Ogilvie-Grant notes the 
strange differences in plumage of the male examples which 
he received from Ruwenzori, especially in the colour of the 
under tail-coverts. In the two male birds in Mr. PercivaPs 
collection this difference in colour is also borne out. A 
