252 BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 
Captain Shelley also observes ;—“ In habits it is very lively, now 
flitting for a short distance along the path, then running fleetly 
through the stunted bush, stopping at intervals and erecting and 
expanding its tail, the white on the outer feathers contrasting well 
with the dark sombre hues of its general plumage.” 
General colour, cinereous, darkest on the crown of the head, and 
tinged with rufous on the lower part of the back, wings, and two 
centre tail-feathers; beneath paler, with belly, vent, and a broad 
stripe down the throat, white; a narrow white stripe extends over 
the eye ; tail-feathers black, broadly tipped with white; bill and legs 
black, iris dark brown. . Length, 6’; wing, 2” 9” ; tail, 2” 6”, 
Fig. Le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. pl. 120. 
238. AEDON LEUCOPHRYS. White-eyebrowed Warbler. 
Sir Andrew Smith states that this Warbler inhabits arid districts, 
thinly covered with dwarf trees. Le Vaillant writes that he found 
it on the borders of the Gamtoos, Sunday, and Swartkop Rivers, 
among the mimosa bushes that fringe these streams. The male has 
a moderate power of song, and the female deposits four or five light- 
green eges, spotted with brown, at the obtuse -end, in a nest which 
is placed in the midst of a thick bush. We have received it from 
Kuruman, and Mr. T. C. Atmore found it in some abundance at 
Eland’s Post inthe Hastern Province, and he says that “it has a fine 
mellow note or whistle, which it utters while perching on the summit 
of trees or shrubs.” Mr. Buckley states that it is one of the com- 
monest Warblers in the Bamangwato district, and in the Transvaal, 
writes Mr. Ayres, “these birds inhabit the bush, but appear to be 
rather scarce. Their food consists of insects; and I noticed one 
feeding on the ground. In habits they appear much to resemble the 
Warblers.” According to Mr. Andersson, “ This is a pretty common 
species in the middle and northern parts of Damara Land, and also 
further to the northward, being very common near Ombongo. 
During the pairing and breeding season it occasionally sings most 
exquisitely ; and it, moreover, has the power of imitating almost 
every other bird to be found in its vicinity. It forms its nest, in 
November and December, on the lower branches of small bushes, 
rarely more than one or two feet from the ground ; the nest is com- 
posed of rough grasses, and is lined with material of the same kind, 
but of a softer texture. The eggs are two in number.” 
