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confined to the under tail-coverts. Mr. Andersson writes as 
follows :—“TI only observed this diminutive species in one locality, 
a place called Oosoop, on the lower course of the Swakop River ; and 
even there it was very scarce, so that, though very tame, I have 
hunted for it whole days unsuccessfully. It is found in small 
families of from two to six individuals amongst the widely scattered 
dwarf vegetation ; it hops slowly and systematically amongst the 
branches, searching diligently for small insects, which constitute its 
sole food, and uttering all the while a low but distinct chirp.” 
Adult male-——Head and neck above grey, the back light olive 
- yellow, becoming brighter yellow on the upper tail-coverts: wings 
brown, the wing-coverts externally olive yellow, like the back, the 
quills asky brown, the outer webs washed with yellow and narrowly 
tipped with whitish: tail-feathers olive brown externally washed 
with olive yellow, all the feathers tipped narrowly with yellowish 
white, the external one light yellowish brown on the outer web, the 
penultimate one with a streak of the same colour near the tip; lores 
whitish, extending backwards over the eye, but scarcely forming an 
eyebrow: round the eye an indistinct circlet of dusky whitish 
plumes: ear-coverts ashy grey: cheeks and entire under surface of 
body white; the under tail-coverts yellow; under wing-coverts 
white: “upper mandible and tip of lower bluish black, remainder of 
lower mandible bluish brown; legs liver brown; iris bright yellow” 
(Andersson). Total length, 4-0 inches; culmen, 0°4; wing, 1:95; 
tail, 1:95; tarsus, 0°65. 
287. DRyYoDROMAS FULVICAPILLUS. Tawny-headed Bush-Warbler. 
Drymoica fulvicapilla, Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 94. 
Calamodyta natalensis, id. t.c. p. 98. 
Le Vaillant first described this bird as the “ Rousse-téte,” and 
according to him it inhabits the district of Cambeboo, Caffreland, 
and Namaqua Land. Victorin procured it at the Knysna in May, 
_ and also in September and October ; we have likewise seen specimens 
obtained by Mr. Andersson in the same locality. Mr. Atmore has 
_ forwarded specimens from George, ond Mr. Cairncross has met with 
it near Swellendam. In Natal it seems by no means rare, and we 
have seen many specimens from thence. Mr. Thomas Ayres writes 
from that colony: ‘“ These birds are plentiful, frequenting rough 
weeds and grass; their flightis tolerably strong; their food consists 
