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Mr. W. L. Sclater on 



destructive to the natives' crops^ especially the ground-nuts, 

 which they scratch up and devour.'^ — H. F. F. 



This is a well-known and widely-spread African Crow. 



2. CossYPHA QUADRiviRGATA (Rcichenow) : Sliarpe, Cat. 

 B. vii. p. 43. 



" Rufous-chested Flycatcher. Male : iris dark brown. 

 This specimen was obtained, 9th October, 1898, in the thick 

 bush, about twenty miles north of the Bay of Inhambane, 

 near the coast. Its stomach contained one large grub, and 

 remains of bees and other winged insects." — H, F. F, 



This example agrees very well with the description given 

 in the ' Catalogue of Birds.'' The species appears to be rare 

 and not to be represented in the British Museum. It is 

 new to the fauna of South Africa. The original specimens 

 were procured by Fischer at Kipini, in Witu, East Africa. 



3. Xenocichla debilis, sp. nov. 



" Male. North of Inhambane, 10-10-98. Frequents 

 thick bush. Stomach contained wings and legs of bees and 

 other insects." — H. F. F. 



^b^ 



Head, foot, and wing of Xenocichla debilis. 



Adult male. Crown and back of neck deep ashy grey, 

 slightly washed with olive-yellow ; back and upper tail- 



