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27. Cekthilauda rufula. (Stark, i. p. 231.) 



Very common. Always seeu in small parties feeding on 

 the old veld. The note, on rising, of the bird on the Orange 

 River differs appreciably from that of the same bird at Port 

 Elizabeth. 



28. Mackonyx capensis. (Stark, i. p. 238.) 



Not common in summer, but becoming very abundant in 

 late autumn and winter. I first saw a pair on Jan. 9th. 



29. Anthus pyrrhonotus. (Stark, i. p. 250.) 

 Very common. 



30. Anthus rufulus. (Stark, i. p. 251.) 

 Fairly common. 



31. Motacilla vidua. (Stark, i. p. 255.) 



Very common, especially at the edge of the water ; ex- 

 tremely active, always calling and singing, and very tame. 



32. Motacilla capensis. (Stark, i. p. 259.) 



Very common. I found a nest with three eggs in the bank 

 of a donga. 



33. Nectarinia famosa. (Stark, i. p. 276.) 



I often watched this Sun-bird hovering in front of the 

 yellow flowers of a tree to extract the nectar, but it does not 

 always do this — it equally often perches. 



34. Zosterops capensis. (Stark, i. p. 302.) 



Very common. Generally seen in small family-parties in 

 the willows, though in other bushes also. I found a nest 

 at the top of a small willow fifteen feet from the ground 

 in February. It contained one egg and two young. 



35. Parus afer. (Stark, i. p. 305.) 



Fairly common and very tame. In the early morning 

 one of these Tits used frequently to perch on the top of my 

 tent and sing. 



36. Urolestes melanoleucus. (Stark, ii. p. 3.) 



Not common. I saw one or two of these birds among the 

 bushes on the north bank of the river. 



