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DENIZENS OF THE FOREST 



It has a very sweet and softly modulated song. It builds 

 a neat cup-shaped nest in a low hush and lays from three to 

 five eggs of a pale blue-green colour, spotted at the large end 

 with red-brown. 



I'm;. 84.- Streaky-headed Seedeater at nest. 



A songster of no mean merit is tin ^tnaky-headed Seed- 

 eater (Poliospiji gularis), a dull greyish-brown coloured bird 

 will i a darker brown head striped with white on the crown. 

 Length, 6 inche3. It is very common at Modderfontein, and 

 Irene, Transvaal, where it may be seen drinking in some 



