Fort Chiquaqua, MasJionaland. 5G9 



5. Pyromklana xanthomel^na (Riipp.) ; Sliarpe, Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. xiii. p. 239 (1890). 



Euplectes xantliomelas Shelley, Ibis, 1882, p. 35 1<. 



Common. Mostly seen in open country. 



(5. Prionops talacoma Smith ; Shelley, Ibis, 1882, p. 363 ; 

 Guy Marshall, Ibis, 1896, p. 245. 



Common in bush-veldt, both in Nyasaland and Matabele- 

 land. Keeps in small parties of a dozen or so, which fly low 

 and steadily, just out of one's way. 



7. Dryoscopus cubla. 



Laniarius cubla (Shaw) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1882, p. 262. 

 Common. Mostly in low thick tangles in the kopjes. 



8. Malaconotus blanchoti. 



Laniariiis poUocephalus (Licht.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1882, 

 p. 261. 



Uncommon. I only saw a pair. They were turning over 

 fallen leaves in a dry spruit, like Blackbirds. 



9. Tjslephonus senegalus (L.); Guy Marshall, Ibisr, 1896, 

 p. 245. 



Telephonus enjtiiropteras (Shaw) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1882^ 

 p. 262. 



Common, but rather shy. I found it both in veldt and 

 kopjes. 



10. CiNNYRis KiRKi Sliclley, Ibis, 188.2, p. 256. 

 Uncommon. I only saw about three or four in the 



district. 



11. CiNNYRis GUTTURALis (L.); Sliellcy, Ibis, 1882, p. 256; 

 Guy Marshall, Ibis, 1896, p. 243. 



Very common in bush-veldt and kopjes, but I never saw 

 them before Aug'ust 8th. They are very pugnacious. 



12. CiNNYRis CHALYByEUs (L.) ; Shelicy, Ibis, 1882, p. 256 ; 

 Guy Marshal], Ibis, 1896, p. 243. 



Very common in bushy kopjes. 



13. Prinia mystacea (Riipp.) j Sharpe, Cat. B, Brit, Mus. 

 vii. p. 193 (1883). 



Common in sheltered patches of bush iu kopjes. Kccjis 

 in small flocks. Very quiet and unobtrusive. 



