hy Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 281 



[" Glas-oogie " of Cape Colonists. 



The Cape " Wliite-eye " was found ouly in the Cape 

 PeninsuLa and the Knysna, where it was very common, and 

 freqnented all wooded and forested localities, often in flocks 

 of twenty to thirty individuals. It is an active and lively 

 little bird, being continually on the raovCj searching every 

 busli and tree diligently for insects, and uttering all the 

 time a low pi'ctty call-note in order to keep in touch with 

 its companions in the thick vegetaiion. 



The soft parts are : — Irides pale amber-coloured ; bill, legs 

 and toes pale bluish-slate-coloured.] 



]77. Parus aficu. 



CC. Klipfontein, Apl., May, July (7) ; Port Nolloth, 

 Aug. (1). 



I think Mr. Grant must have been mistaken in his 

 observation of this species in Zululand. 



[Since the Central Cape Colony trip the Grey Tit has 

 only been taken in Namaqualand, where it was common ; 

 a single pair were seen at Sibudeni in Zululand. It is 

 usually observed in pairs and frequents gardens and orchards 

 and bushy kloofs. A very active species, it is continually 

 on the move. Its call and alarm-note are similar to those of 

 the European Great Tit [Paras major). 



The soft parts are : — Irides hazel ; bill black ; legs and 

 toes dark slate-coloured.] 



177 a. Parus cinerascens. 



Tv. Woodbush, Jan. (2). 



[The pair obtained in the North-Eastern Transvaal are 

 the only examples that were seen ot" this species. They were 

 shot in a well-timbered piece of country near the village. 

 In habits, call, and soft parts it resembles P. afer.'\ 



179. Parus nicer. 



Tv. Woodbush, May, June (3) , Klein Letaba, July, 

 Aug., Sept. (6) ; P. Coguno, Aug. (2) ; Masambeti, Oct. 

 (1) ; Beira, Feb. (2) ; Tete, Sept. (2). 



[1 have examined the type of F. xanthostomus of Shelley 

 and find that it is a very young example of P. niger. This 



