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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...pp. 370, 371. Escarpment, British East Africa. d d 9, Jan., Kijabe. d 9, Feb., Lake Elmenteita. The Kijabe specimens were taken within a few miles of the type locality of this subspecies. The pair from Lake Elmenteita agree with those from Kijabe in size, but are browner, the back being nearly vandyke brown. The Kijabe birds are all sepia on the interscapulum. Neglecting a badly abraded specimen from Kijabe, the wing measurements of this series are between 74 and 78 mm. Family Paridse. 175. Parus albiventris Shelley. Ibis, 1881, p. 116. Ugogo, German East Africa. 9, Oct., Tana River. 9, Jan., Kijabe. 176. Anthoscopus sylviella Reichenow. Ornithologische Monatsberichte, 1904, p. 27. Usegua, German East Africa. 9, Oct., Tana River. 178. Zosterops jacksoni, Neumann. Ornithologische Monatsberichte, 1899, p. 23. Mau Plateau, British East Africa. a', March, Molo. See Sharpe, Ibis, 1899, p. 638, --attests validity. Family Nectarinidas 179. Drepanorhynchus reichenowi Fischer. Journal fur Ornithologie, 1884, p. 56. Lake Naivasha, British East Africa. d d c?, d d d cf, 9, 9, March, Molo. a 0 d 9, 9, Jan., d d June, Kijabe. cf, no data. See Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 590, --color variation; id. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London, 1900, pp. 602, 603, --variation; Oberholser, Proceedings National Museum, Washington, 1905, p. 931, --a generic character. 180. Nectarinia kilimensis Shelley. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London, 1884, p. 555. Mt. Kilimanjaro, German East Africa. d1, c?, 9, Oct., d d d d Nov., Nairobi. d d d 9, Dec, Lucania. o,"?, Jan., Naivasha. 9, Nov., Athi River. d1, June, Kijabe. There is great variation in the glistening areas of these males, the bronze varying in tone from green to purple in different individuals....
