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TROGLODYTIDJE. 



95. Sylvietta mfescens (Yieill.). South- African Crombec. 



Le Crombec, Levaillant's Ois. d'Afr. pi. 135. 



Sylvietta brachyura, Strickland & Sclater, Birds Demar., Contr. 



Orn. 1852, p. 148. 



Diceeum rufescens, Layard's Cat. No. 144. 

 Sylvietta rufescens, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 2870. 

 ' Sharpe's Cat. No. 324. 



I have found this species widely distributed in all 

 parts which I have traversed, from the Okavango to 

 Table Mountain, but nowhere very common. 



It frequents dwarf vegetation, which it examines care- 

 fully as it hops and glides quickly onwards. The irides 

 are yellowish brown, the upper mandible dusky, the 

 under mandible a purplish flesh-colour, as also are the 

 legs and toes. 



Measurements of a female : 



in. lin. 



Entire length 40 



Length of folded wing .... 2 6 



tarsus 09 



middle toe 4| 



tail 11 



bill ....... 8 



DENTIKOSTRES. 



PARID^J. 



96. Parisoma subcaeruleum (Yieill.). Rufous-vented Grignet. 



Le Grignet, Levaillant's Ois. d'Afr. pi. 126. 



Parisoma subcceruleum, Strickland & Sclater, Birds Damar., Contr. 

 Orn. 1852, p. 149. 



