56 Mr. A. Eoberts on Birds in 



])lamago, as in all other niombors of this g(Mins, and also in 

 Lusci/iiola, the young are more nist-eoloured. 



Kirby obtained this sjieeiiiKMi at jMuiicla on \'M\\ Jiin(»and 

 notei that he found it hopiting about near tb.e ground 

 amongst some reeds. I think that this is the same species 

 of Avhieh 1 saw a good many at Villa Pereira amongst the 

 beds of reeds in the river ; but they were shy, and the oidy 

 ones I could have shot were in reeds overhanging ugly- 

 looking pools into which I should not have cared to venture 

 to get them out. 



TlUxN-IA MYSTACEA, lUi].!.. I^ 2040. (1 M., 1 F. juv.) 

 Ivcsident. 



Ad. : I. yellowish brown ; B. black ; L. biownish flesh. 

 Leng. 12G^; W. 48; Tl. 53 ; Ts. H» ; C.12. Juv. F. : 

 I. dark slate ; 1*. max. brown, mand. yellow, apex brown ; 

 L. i)ale flesh-colour ; gai)e yellow. Leng. 10*J ; ^V, 44 ; 

 T1.51; Ts. 18-5; C. 11. 



The Tawny-fianked AVren-Warl)ler was common throughout 

 the prazo in suitable locaUtic^s. At Quelimaue I t'ouiul it 

 amongst weeds under cocoanut-palms, and farther iidaud 

 usually near open streams. 



ApALIS NEGLECTA, Alex. 1J.2081. (2 M.) Kesideut. 



I. orange-brown ; B. black ; legs })iidvisli grey, feet 

 ochreous. Leng. 114-11'J; W. 40-51 ; Tl. 45-48 ; Ts. 18 ; 

 C. 12-1:5. 



fSoine douljt still a])})ears to exist in the minds of ornitho- 

 loo'ists as to the specilic distinctness of A. J/oristtr/a and 

 ^\. neylecta, and I nuiy here explain that though the litcrat iiic 

 on the subject is not <|uite cU'ar, the two species are (juite 

 distinct, the males of thosi' fotuid in Natal and the eastern 

 ])arts of the Cape Provinc<' ne\<T lia\ ing tiie black ciiot-lnind 

 which is characleiistic of tiiose found from Delagoa Bay 

 northwards. In descriijing A. neylecta a mistake was mad(s 

 in taking a fenuile of A. Jlorisuya as the type female of 

 neijh'ria. 



