188 ZOSTEROPS CAPENSIS. 



Burchell procured the type of the species during his 

 wanderings in South Africa. Mr. Layard tells us that an 

 example in the South African Museum "was probably sent 

 from Swellendam by Mr. Cairncross, as it bears traces of his 

 stuffing." I find no other evidence for its ranging so far west. 

 In the British Museum there are three specimens from the 

 Orange river, where it has been met with by Dr. Bradshaw 

 and Mr. Atinore ; one from Colesberg of Mr. Ortlepp's 

 collecting, and three from the Transvaal. From the Rusten- 

 berg neighbourhood Mr. T. Ayres writes : " Occasionally seen 

 in small companies hopping and climbing about the hedges 

 and trees during the winter months." 



The type of Z. lateralis, Sundev., which was re-christened 

 Z. swidevalli by Dr. Hartlaub, was procured by Wahlberg 

 in " Upper Kaffraria," probably between Colesberg and 

 Rustenberg. 



Zosterops capensis. 



Zosterops capensis, Sundev. Shelley, Ibis, 1875, pp. 60, 70 Cape Col. ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. B. M. ix. p. 171 (1884) ; Kuschel, J. f. 0. 1895, p. 345 

 (egg) ; Shelley, B. Afr. I. No. 99 (1896) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr. i. 

 p. 302 (1900). 



Zosterops atmori, Sharpe in Layard's B. S. Afr. pp. 326, 834 (1884). 



Adult Male. Upper parts, including the wing-coverts and edges of the 

 quills and tail-feathers, as well as sides of head and neck, deep yellowish 

 green, shading into pale yellow on the throat ; a white ring round the eye, 

 with the feathers in front black ; breast white, washed on the chest and 

 sides with soft ashy brown ; under tail-coverts pale yellow ; under wing- 

 coverts and inner margins of the quills white ; remainder of quills and tail 

 dusky brown. " Bill bluish black, lighter on the under mandible ; legs and 

 feet lead colour, with sometimes a tinge of brown ; iris yellowish brown " 

 (Andersson). Total length 4-8 inches, culmen 0-45, wing 2-3, tail 1-9, 

 tarsus 07. Knysna, January 6 (Andersson). 



Adult Female. Similar to the male, but with a yellow patch on each 

 side of the forehead. Table Mountain, November 30 (Andersson). 



