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92. Certhilauda rufula. (Rufous Long-billed Lark.) 

 Fairly common amongst the rocky outcrops on the veld. 



93. Macronyx croceus. (Yellow-throated Long-claw.) 

 Occasionally met with in the company of M. capensis 



(Orange-throated Long-claw). 



94. Anthus pyrrhonotus. (Cinnamon-backed Pipit.) 



A common resident, met with in pairs during summer and 

 assembling in small flocks throughout the winter. 



95. Anthus rufulus. (Lesser Tawny Pipit.) 



Fairly common resident : during winter occasionally 

 found consorting with the previous species, from which it 

 can be easily distinguished by its duller coloration. 



96. ZosTEROPS viRENS. (Green AVliite-eye.) 

 C'Ommon at times. A great fruit thief. 



97. Parisoma subc^ruleum. (Tit-Babbler.) 

 Scarce : commoner to the north of Pretoria. 



98. CisTicoLA FULVICAPILLA. (Tawny- headed Grass - 

 Warbler.) 



A scarce resident. I took a nest on the 29th December, 

 190.3. It was constructed of grass in the shape of a circular 

 pouch or pocket in a tuft of herbage, and lined with a thick 

 felt-like [)adding of the flower-heads of various grasses. It 

 contained three eggs of a pale blue, marked with a few 

 scattered purplish-red spots of varying size. 



99. CiSTicOLA ABERRANS. (Smithes Grass-Warbler.) 



A common resident. I took a nest on 12th March, 1904. 

 It was of the same shape, size, and texture as that of the 

 preceding species, but not so thickly lined. The clutch 

 consisted of three pure white eggs — hard set — shaped like 

 those of Cisticola subrujicapilla ((irey-backed Grass-Warbler) 

 and measured 16 x 11 mm. 



100. Cisticola subruficapilla. (Gr^y-backed Grass- 

 Warbler.) 



An abundant resident. I found a nest on 2,3rd November, 

 1904, coutainiug two eggs of the same ground shade as 



