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vleys, and also lieard its loud croaking song, but 1 think it 

 is a rather scarce species. 



186. AcROCEPHALUs PALUSTRis (Bechst.). Marsh- Warbler. 

 Not nncomnion. This species is sometimes found fre- 

 quenting the gardens and cornfields. 



187. AcROCEPHALTTS B^TICATUS (Vieill.). African Reed- 

 Warbler. 



Fairly common. Not only found in the marshes, but I 

 have met with a good many in the gardens and amongst the 

 corn. 



188. Prinia maculosa, Bodd. Cape Wren- Warbler. 

 Not very common. 



189. Phylloscopus trochilus (L.). Willow-Wren. 

 Fairly common during the sunmier, arriving early in 



December. 



190. Sylvia simplex, Lath. Garden- Warbler. 



Rare. 1 have seen only one specimen, shot in one of the 

 gardens in town. 



191. Ch^TOPS aurantius, Say. Orange-breasted Rock- 

 Jumper. 



Scarce, only found amongst the rocks in the highest parts 

 of the district, along the Drakensberg. 



192. Monticola RUPESTRis (Vieill.). Ca[)e Rock- Thrush. 

 Fairly common. 



193. Monticola explorator (Vieill.). Sentinel Rock- 

 Thrush. 



Common. 



194. Thamnol^a bifasciata (Temm.). Buff -streaked 

 Chat. 



Not yevj common. 



J 95. Myrmecocichla formicivora (Vieill.). Ant-cating 

 Chat. 



Not uncommon amongst the ant-hills on the flats. A 



