224 Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 



Two young males from Tambarara shew little trace of the 

 characteristic black eye-streak. 



[Smith's Weaver was noted from Natal and Ziiluland, the 

 Eastern Transvaal, and the Inharabane, Beira and Gorongoza 

 districts of the Portuguese country. It is found in pairs or 

 family parties, never in flocks ; it frequents low bushes, 

 trees and thick undergrowth, feeding principally upon 

 insects. The call is a clear low whistle, and this is the only 

 note that I have heard it utter. 



The nest is hung from the end of a fine twig or bamboo 

 at the edge of a wood or in the depths of the forests, not 

 necessarily near water. It is composed of fine grass and is 

 globular in shape, with a long pendent tubular entrance. 



The soft parts are : — 



j4d. Irides yellow; bill black; legs and toes slate- 

 coloured. 



Jiw. Irides very pale; bill yellow-horn-coloured; legs 

 and toes paler slate-coloured.] 



.32. SiTAGRA CAPENSIS. 



CC. Durban lid., Mch., Sept. (4); Klipfontcin, April, 

 INI ay, June, July (10) ; Plettenberg Bay, Mch. (2). 



[The Cape Weaver was only found in Namaqualand, the 

 Cape Peninsula, and the Knysna district. It often occurs 

 in flocks of great numbers, and frequents indiscriminately 

 bush-filled kloofs, borders of woods and cultivated lands, 

 feeding to a large extent on wild fruit and berries. In call 

 and general habits it greatly resembles Hj/phanfoniis vclatus. 



The soft parts are : — 



(^ breeding. Irides yellow ; bill black ; legs and toes 

 horn -brown. 



(^ lointer & ? . Irides pale brown ; bill horn-coloured.] 



'6'?>. SiTAGRA CAPEXSIS OLIVACKA. 



Z. Umfolosi River, July [\) ; Tv. Woodbush, Dec, Jan. 



(3). 



I rhis species was only found in Zviluland and the Nortii- 

 Eastern Transvaal, where it frequented reedy rivers and 

 streams in company with Hijphantornis sipilonotus. In habits 

 it resembles the true S. rnjiensis.^ 



