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53. Parus NIGER, Vieill. Southern Black-and-white Tit- 

 mouse. 



I met with a few specimens both at Durban and Pinetown. 

 A female measured in the flesh 6*4 inches. Beak black ; 

 irides brown ; legs slate- colour. 



54. MoTAciLLA VIDUA, Suudcv. African Pied Wagtail. 



I occasionally saw single specimens or pairs of this bird at 

 the edges of the rivers and brooks near Durban. 



55. MoTACiLLA CAPENsis, Liun. Capc- Wagtail. 



An extremely common species in Cape colony, frequently 

 seen in considerable numbers together. At Durban I did not 

 meet with them in any thing like the same abundance. A 

 specimen I shot measured 7'3 inches. 



56. Anthus pyrrhonotus (Vieill.). African Pipit. 

 Whilst at Pinetown, in March, I saw several large flocks 



of this Pipit on the wet ground : these birds do not keep close 

 together; so that a flock extends over a considerable space. 



57. Macronyx capensis (Linn.). Orange-throated Lark. 

 I shot several in Cape colony, and also met with it at 



Durban. 



58. Macronyx croceus (Vieill.). Yellow-breasted Lark. 

 Common about Pinetown, in Natal ; and I also met with 



them at Durban. They are generally in pairs, and when dis- 

 turbed from the high grass often fly to the topmost branches 

 of some neighbouring tree. 



59. TuRDus LETsiTsiRUPA, Smith. South-African Thrush. 

 I saw a specimen of this Thrush which had been killed at 



Durban. 



60. Cossypha natalensis (Smith). Natal Chat-Thrush. 



I met with this bird at Durban amongst some scattered 

 bushes in the more open country, and saw two other speci- 

 mens of Cossypha near that town, but could not determine 

 their species. 



61. Cossypha caffra (Vieill.). 



Very abundant in Cape colony, especially in the pine- 



