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Show 474 DR. R. B. SHARPE ON BIRDS [May 21, 47. TMETOTHYLACUS TENELLUS. Anthus tenellus (Cab.); Sharpe Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. p. 618. Macronyx tenellus, Oust. Bibl. Ecole Hautes Etudes, xxxi. art. 10, p. 8 (1886); Reichen. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 200 (1894). Tmetothylacus tenellus, Salvad. Mem. R. Accad. Sci. Torino, (2) xliv. p. 557 (1894: Lido Mountains). A. 2 i«am. Darar, Sept. 15, 1894. Iris dark brown ; bill dark grey, the under mandible lighter ; feet light brown. Has been found in the Pare Mountains by Dr. Fischer. Fam. NECTARINIIDJE. 48. CINNYRIS OSIRIS. Nectarinia osiris, Finsch, Tr. Zool. Soc. vii. p. 230 (1870). Cinnyris osiris (Finsch) ; Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 215, pi. 64. fig. 1; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. '(2) i. p. 140 (1884), vi. p. 245 (1888) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 593. a. d ad. Milmil, July 26, 1894. b, c. d ad. Sheik Husein, Sept. 25, 1894. Found by Antinori on the elevated " Kolla" lands of Shoa, where it seems to be common. Mr. Jackson procured it as far south as Machako's, and Mr. Lort Phillips has lately met with the species on the Goolis Mouutains. 49. CINNYRIS ALBIVENTRIS. Nectarinia albiventris, Strickl.; Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 234 (1869). Cinnyris albiventris, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. pi. 73 (1876); Salvad. Mem. R. Accad. Torino, (2) xliv. p. 556 (1894: Maudera, Goolis Mts.). a. d ad. The Haud, July 22, 1894. b, c. d ad. Gardubbla, Aug. 15,1894. d. d ad. Shebeli, Sept. 6, 1894. Iris dark brown: breeding. This species was only known to Heuglin from the Somali plateau. 50. CINNYRIS HABESSLNICA. Nectarinia habessinica, H. & E.; Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 229 (1871). Cinnyris liabessinica, Shelley, Monogr. Nect. pi. 63 (1878); Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) i. p. 139 (1884): Shelley, Ibis, 1885, p. 406 ; Salvad. t. c. p. 556 (1894 : Goolis Mts.). a. d ad. Boholgarshan, July 15, 1894. b, c. d ad. ; d. § ad. Selon, Aug. 7, 1894. Lis black. Breeding. e. d ad. Turf a, Aug. 21, 1894. /. 2 ad. Okoto, Sept. 8, 1894. Iris dark brown. g. d ad. Dada, Nov. 21, 1894. Iris brown. |