LUSCINIDJE. 91 



This species is common in the neighbourhood of Ob- 

 jimbinque; and I have found a few individuals between 

 that place and Eehoboth ; it greatly reminds me of our 

 Swedish Gardsmygg (the common Wren of England) in 

 its habits, which are somewhat secluded. It frequents 

 dense bush and occasionally trees, searching diligently 

 amongst the branches for insects ; it carries its tail erect 

 when moving about. When disturbed it flies but a short 

 distance at a time, and is easily distinguished by the 

 bright brown on the rump. 



The iris is yellowish brown ; legs pale flesh-colour ; 

 toes the same, but a trifle darker ; upper mandible dark 

 liver-brown, the lower edge and the under mandible 

 dark bluish or purple. 



Measurements of a male and a female : 



Male. Female, 



in. lin. in. lin. 



Entire length 53 50 



Length of folded wing ...24 22 



tarsus 11 10 



middle toe .... 5 05 



tail 23 20 



bill 08 08 



[Under the head of Aedon subcinnamomea I have explained 

 my reason for assigning that species and the present to the 

 genus Aedon ; and I may remark that the typical species of that 

 genus, the North- African Aedon galactodes (Temm.), has the 

 same habit of carrying its tail raised which Mr. Andersson 

 noticed in Aedon fasciolata (vide J. H. Gurney, Jun., " On the 

 Ornithology of Algeria/' in < The Ibis ' for 1871, p. 83) . ED.] 



