402 Mr. T. Ayres on the Ornithology of TVansvaal. 



scribed by Mr. Sharpe in vol. iii. of his British-Museum 

 'Catalogue/ p. 313, as ''young/' a third specimen, sex not 

 marked, answering to Mr. Sharpens description of the "adult 

 female /' the fourth a female in similar plumage, but with a 

 single white feather on the crown of the head ; and, fifthly, an 

 older female, also with an aberrant white feather on the crown, 

 which resembles the adult male in the extent of white on the 

 wings and tail, and is a dull black (not brown, as the other 

 females) on the upper surface. — J. H. G.] 



333. Bradyornis ATER, Sund. Southern Black Flycatcher. 

 Male and female, Bustenburg. Irides dusky ; bill, tarsi, 



and feet black. 



This species is generally found in pairs ; it is not very 

 common. 



[I recently had an opportunity of comparing the female 

 above mentioned with the Damara specimen in the British 

 Museum referred by Mr. Sharpe [op. cit. p. 314) to his " Bra- 

 dyornis diabolicus -j" and they appeared to me to be identical. 

 My impression is that B. diabolicus is not a good species. — 

 J. H. G.] 



BucHANGA AssiMiLis* (Bcchst.). Musical Drongo. 

 Dicrurus musicus, Vieill. 



Male. Irides bright crimson ; bill, tarsi, and feet black. 

 This species is generally spread all over the Bustenburg 

 district. It has a great variety of notes. 



334. Batis molitor (Hahn & Kiist). Hahn's Flycatcher. 

 Male and female. Irides pale yellow ; bill, tarsi, and feet 



black. 



This is the commonest of the Flycatchers about Busten- 

 burg, though one very seldom sees more than a pair together, 

 and appears to be pretty generally distributed in the district 

 wherever there is bush. The note of this species is extremely 

 loud, considering the size of the bird. 



Batis capensis (Linn.). Molenar Flycatcher. 



Male, Bustenburg, July 26th. Irides dark gamboge-yellow, 



* Conf. Sharpe's Brit. Mus. Cat. vol. iii. p. 247. 



