286 Mr. T. Ayres on the Ornitholoyy of Transvaal. 



appear in Transvaal. One specimen sent was shot on the 16th 

 of August, 1877, being one of the first individuals that 

 arrived ; the other specimen sent was shot on the 21st of 

 January. 



HiRUNDo RUSTicA, Liuu. Chimucy-Swallow. 



Male, shot 13th March. 



Male, shot 3rd November, then in small flights. 



[Both these specimens appear to be adult : that shot on 

 13th March is in full plumage, with the vinous tint on the 

 underparts below the pectoral collar well developed; the 

 other, killed on 3rd November, appears to be moulting, and 

 is much less richly coloured both above and below, the 

 absence of the vinous tint on the under surface being espe- 

 cially noticeable and almost complete ; the external pair of 

 rectrices are of the full length in both individuals. — J. H. G.] 



CoTYLK ciNCTA (Bodd.) . Browu-collarcd Martin. 

 Sex uncertain, shot at Potchefstroom, 19th April. 



Anthoscopus capensis (Gmel.) . Cape Dwarf Tit. 



Shot 15th May, on the rocky ranges near Potchefstroom. ' 

 Stomach contained a species of smooth-skinned caterpillar. 



These birds are found on the scrubby hill-ranges, creeping 

 and hopping actively about the leaves and tips of the 

 mimosas. 



Sylvietta rufescens (Vieill.). Short-tailed Bush-- 



Warbler. 



This species, according to my brother, is not at all un- 

 common in the Marico district ; and Mr. Lucas found it plen- 

 tiful in Swart-Ruggens and Rustenberg district. 



Eremomela flaviventris (Burch.). Yellow-bellied Bush- 

 Warbler. 



Male. Total length 4;^ inches, bill ^ (barely), tarsus i|, 

 wing 2^, tail ly^^. Irides bright hazel; bill dusky, but 

 rather pale on the under mandible towards the gape ; tarsi 

 and feet dusky, nearly black. 



This species frequents the rocky ranges near Potchefstroom. 



[The above measurements of the male bird are all, with 

 the exception of the bill, a little larger than those of the 



