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on the open stony ground, and contained three eggs. The 

 nest was typically shaped and suspended from leaves into a 

 fork of bush, and was held to the stem in two places ; in the 

 case of the leaves it was attached by ribbons passing through 

 the leaves — the necessary holes having been evidently made 

 by the bird^s bill. The nest Avas composed of fine grass, 

 twisted and woven together and lined with very fine grass 

 and vegetable down. Later in the year, I saw several family 

 parties of young and old, evidently of this species, but all 

 with pectoral bands (normally the young lack the dark 

 chest-bands), but unfortunately I was not in a position to 

 obtain a specimen. 



218. Apalis thoracica. Bar-throated Wren- Warbler. 

 This little Wren- Warbler is, according to my observations, 



confined to the hills, where it is rather numerous. As a 

 ride they frequent the larger trees, such as the '' um- 

 kuna," but are often found assiduously examining "isiqwa- 

 lapa " and " isinga/^ Our birds are of a smaller race than 

 the southern ones, but I do not think sub-specifically 

 distinct. 



219. Camaroptera griseoviridis sundevalli. Grey-backed 

 Bush-Warbler. 



Camaroytera sundevalli Sharpe ; Scl. ii. p. 113. 



Uncommon and local, but I obtained specimens in March 

 and April in the '^maqaqa^' country on Lonsdale farm, 

 whilst I believe I have also seen it at Figtree Camp. 



220. + Sylvietta rufescens. Crombec. 



Resident and fairly common throughout. These little 

 Warblers have a peculiar habit of stiffening their necks and 

 bobbing their heads up and down when uttering their some- 

 what plaintive call. A nest found on March 24 was placed 

 in an "isinga'' and the young had just flown. 



221. Eremomela flaviventris. Yellow-bellied Bush - 

 Warbler. 



This little Warbler is rare M'ith us, but may be looked for 



