488 BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 
in South-eastern Africa. We have seen specimens obtained by 
Mr. Andersson at the Knysna, where also Victorin procured it. 
Mr. T. C. Atmore also met with it in the forests near Eland’s 
Post. 
General colour yellowish green, with brown centres to the 
feathers of all the upper parts, except the rump; under parts 
less marked, except on the flanks; belly and vent immaculate ; 
forehead and chin almost black; a narrow eyebrow extending from 
each nostril over the eye, and a half collar above the neck, bright 
yellow; tail and primary quills brown, faintly edge4 -yith green. 
Length, 5’’; wing, 2’’ 10’”’ ; tail, 2’’. 
488, SERINUSs CANICOLLIS, Swains. Cape Canary. 
Fingilla canicollis, Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 201. 
The Cape Canary is a common bird throughout the colony, 
congregating in flocks on the open and ploughed lands, and feeding 
on grains and seeds of all kinds. It sings very sweetly, and 
breeds in captivity with the tame Canary, the mule bird being very 
handsome—and, We are told, again producing with either the yellow 
bird or one of its own species. The nest of the Cape Canary is 
generally constructed in a low thick bush, and is of a cup-shape, 
formed of hair, moss, and feathers. The eggs, three to four in 
number, are white, streaked and spotted at the obtuse end with 
purplish brown: axis, 9'’’; diam., 6}’’’.. Mr. Rickard records it 
from East London and Port Elizabeth, being most plentiful at the 
latter place. 
Forehead, back, and under parts greenish yellow, mottled with 
brown on the two first; nuchal collar and flanks grey; vent 
albescent or pale yellow; wings and tail dark brown; the outer 
webs narrowly margined with yellow; the inner webs of the latter 
broadly margined with brown-yellow. Length, 5” 3’’’ ; wing, 3’”’ ; 
tail 2’ 2/’’, 
489, Sermnus torrus (Gmel.) Brown Canary. 
The “ Pietje Canarie,” as it is called by the Dutch colonists, is 
found in similar situations to the Cape Canary. It is said that the 
cock will breed with the hen Yellow Canary in captivity; but that 
the hen Pietje Canary will not breed with the male of the yellow 
species. This may be from an unwillingness of the wild hen to 
