hij Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 261 



aud the Transvaal foi'm a well-marked race, and have been 

 recently separated as M. collet ti by Schou. 



In this subspecies the yellow of the lower surface is much 

 more extensive than in the typical form, reachinj^ up to the 

 black necklace ; the yellow supercilium is also better marked 

 and more extensive, and there is a yellowish tinge on the 

 lower ear-coverts and below the eye. 



In addition to the localities already mentioned, there are 

 examples of this subspecies in the British Museum from 

 Pinetown, ]\Iaiitzi)urg, aud Newcastle in Natal, Kroonstad 

 in the Orange River Colony, Potchefstroom in the Transvaal, 

 and the Makalaka country. 



To the typical race belong examples from Cape Town, 

 Elands Post, and King William's Town. 



["Nqomti" of Zulus. 



Collett's Long-Claw was found both on the high and low 

 veld of Zululand, the highlands of the Wakkerstroora district, 

 the open country around Pietersburg, and the open grassy 

 tops of the Woodbush Hills. This species, like M. capensis, 

 usually frequents open country, and, where found, is very 

 plentiful. In call aiul habits it resembles M. capensis, and 

 it can only be cont^idered a geographical form of it. It 

 breeds in the summer season (Oct.-Feb.), 1 have seen nests 

 in Zululand and N.E. Transvaal, unfortunately always 

 containing newly hatched young. The site of the nest 

 is like that of M. capensis. 



The soft jiarts are similar in the two forms. In the 

 young all the soft parts are much paler.] 



136. Maciionyx ckoceus. 



Z, Jususie Valley, Dec. (1); Umfolosi Station, June, Julv, 

 Aug., Sept. (7) ; Ngoye, Sept. (1) ; Tv. Legogot, May (4) ; 

 P. Coguno, June (1) ; Masainbeti, Nov. (2) ; Beira (3). 



One nest with three eggs, taken at Masambeti, Nov. Uth. 



L " Nqomfi '' of Zulus. 



The Yellow-throated Long-Claw was noted from Zululand, 

 the Eastern Transvaal, and the Inhambaue and Beira districts 

 of Portuguese East Africa. 



