128 Mr. S. A. Neave on the Birds of 



192. Chloropeta natalexsis. 



Chloropt'ta natalensis A. Smith ; Reich, loc. cit. vol. ii. 

 p. 464. 



No. 39. ? . Kambove, 4500 ft., Feb. 17, 1907. 



Bill dusky horn-coloured above, pinkish horn-coloured 

 below; feet dusky; iris olive-brown. 



No. 50. ? , breediug. Kambove, 4500 ft., Feb. 22, 

 1907. 



Bill dusky horn-coloured, whitish below; feet dusky 

 greyish; iris dark brown. 



No. 69. S • Kambove, March 1, 1907. 



Bill horn-brown, pinkish horn-coloured below ; feet dusky 

 grey ; iris brown. 



I only met with these birds at Kambove. All of them 

 were shot sitting on the heads of some long grasses in 

 broken country. 



193. Batis molitor. 



Batis molitor (Hahn & Kiistcr) ; Neave, loc. cit. 

 p. 5 1. 



No. 1. ? juv. Between Broken Hill and Kapopo, -1000 ft., 

 Jan. 5, 1907. 



Bill and feet black ; iris outwardly yellowish, inwardly 

 \\ hitish. 



No. 11. <J ad. Kambove, 1500 ft., Feb. 9, 1907. 



Bill and feet black ; iris outwardly golden brown, inwardly 

 sulphur-yellow. 



No. 163. $ . Lualaba R., 2500 ft., May 2, 1907. 



Bill and feet black; iris orange-yellow. 



No. 271. ?. Kambove, 4500 ft., July 4, 1907. 



Bill and feet black ; iris sulphur-yellow, becoming brown 

 outwardly. 



No. 639. ? . Lofu R., L. Tanganyika, Aug. 4, 1908. 



Bill and feet black ; iris pale yellow. 



No. 724. ? . Kalungwisi R., Sept. 14, 1908. 



Bill and feet black; iris sulphur-yellow. 



An extremely common species in woodland country. One 

 pair at least accompanies every bird-party. 



