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blossoms of which much resemble the honeysuckle. The cock 

 birds we watched chased each other about the trees with their 

 usual liveliness. We also got a specimen of this bird at Matje 

 Umschlope, in Matabele^ in November, and a pair at Mang- 

 wato on the 27th December. 



90. Anthoscopus caroli (Sharpe). 



(81) ? , Ganyani river, 19th September. Iris bright ashy 

 blue ; bill blue, Avith the culmen and gonys black ; tarsi and 

 feet dark bluish ash. Matabele name " N^kilo.^^ 



It was shot Avhilst hunting among the buds and young 

 leaves of the forest-trees in company with others of the same 

 species. 



[New to the eastern portion of South Africa. — G. E. S.] 



91. Anthoscopus capensis (Gmel.). 



(176) (^ ? , Spalding^s, Hart river, 29th January. 



We met with several small family parties of these tiny 

 birds hunting actively for their food amongst the low '' Vaal 

 bosch," a grey bush which is very common all over this part 

 of the country. In June I found a couple of deserted nests 

 in Bamangwato, but did not see the birds. On our way out 

 of the country, at Boatlanami Pan, on the 29th of December, 

 Mr. Jameson found a nest, with one beautiful little pure 

 white egg. 



92. Parus afer, Gmel. 



(47) Umvuli river, 14th August. 

 Not uncommon in Mashoona land. 



93. Parus niger, Vieill. 



(10) Limpopo river, Transvaal, 19th May. 



A tolerably common bird throughout the bush-country. 

 We found it equally plentiful on the Umvuli river, Mashoona 

 land, in September and October. 



94. Parisoma subc^ruleum (Vieill.). 

 (143) Mangwato, 26th December. 



Now and again to be seen in Matabele land, but decidedly 

 more plentiful to the southward of that country. 



