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127. Erythropygia LEucopHRYs. White-browctl Grouncl- 

 Robin. 



P. In December, 1899, I secured one of these Robins 

 (No. 198) in Mafusi's district at an elevation of 4000 feet. 



128. Erythropygia ZAMBEsiANA. Zambesi Ground-Robin. 

 P. I found this bird to be not uncommon in the lowlands 



proper, noting or obtaining specimens in December and 

 January at Chibabava, Muchukwana, between Muchukwana 

 and Chironda, and on the Umtefu River. They appear to 

 prefer the denser clumps of bush in open woods and have a 

 curious habit of every now and then flirting their tails up 

 vertically and retaining them in tliat position for a few 

 seconds while quivering the wings. My two specimens each 

 measured 5*9 inches in the flesh ; irides dark brown ; upper 

 mandible sepia, lower yellowish except point ; feet light 

 grey ; a stomach contained beetles and other small insects. 



129. MuscicAPA c.ERULEscENs. Bluc-grey Flycatcher. 



Rh., P. I have on several occasions come across this Fly- 

 catcher during the past year in the neighbourhood of Chirinda. 

 both in the open Munzhanshe woods of the northern slope and 

 on the outskirts of the forest itself, usually single individuals, 

 though occasionally pairs and once or twice a party of three. 

 I also found it common in the bush on the Kurumadzi 

 during August, keeping chiefly to the higher branches. It 

 has a weak sibilant note and a short song, comparatively 

 seldom heard, which is practically a short and feeble copy of 

 that of Batis ertjthrophthalma. Four averaged in flesh 5-9 

 inches : iris brown; feet rather dark leaden-grey or sepia, rather 

 duskier on toes ; upper mandible black or blackish, lower pale 

 bluish grey. Contents : large black ants, beetles, and large 

 termites. 



130. Alseonax subadustus Shelley. 



Alseonax subadustus Reichenow, Vug. Afr. iv. p. 458. 



Rh. During the past year, and particularly during the 

 Avinter months, I have noted this Flycatcher, previously 

 recorded only from Nyasaland, on quite a number of occasions, 

 frequenting the open woods of Munzhanshe [Uapaca kirkiana) 



