by Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 299 



240. Parisoma layardi. 



CC. Klipfontein, Apl., May, Jime (6). 



[Since the Central Cape Colony trip, Namaqualand is tlie 

 only locality where I have seen this Tit-Babbler. It was 

 there tpiite common and frequented the buslies both on the 

 flats and in the mountains, but was not observed in the 

 sand-belt near the coast. It is especially fond of the 

 numerous kloofs, where the bush is always somewhat thicker. 

 It is found singly or in pairs and is very active, carefully 

 searching every branch for food; the flight is quick and 

 jerky, and only from bush to bush. It has a sharp call-note, 

 and the males often indulge in a sweet warble, which is 

 littered from the centre of a bush. 



It was not. I think, breeding when I visited Namaqua- 

 land. 



The soft parts are : — Irides pale yellowish white ; bill 

 black ; legs and toes dark brown.] 



231. Parisoma plumbeum. 



Tv. Woodbush, June (1). 



[The specimen secured is the only one of this species that 

 I have seen ; it was shot sitting on the post of some wire 

 fencing near a bush-filled stream. It was solitary and did 

 not call. 



The soft parts are : — Irides pale yellow ; bill dark brown, 

 paler at base of lower mandible ; legs and toes very dark 

 slate-coloured.] 



231. Phylloscopus trochilus. 



Z. Sibudeni, Dec. 16 & 29, Jan. 23 & 24 (4) ; Tv. Wood- 

 bush, Jan. 9 & 15 (2). 



[The Willow-Warbler visits South Africa in the summer 

 season, and I have observed it in Zulnland and the North- 

 Eastern Transvaal at that time of year. In Zulnland in 

 January 1904 it was particularly plentiful, and its well-known 

 call-note could be heard in every plantation and garden. 

 In its winter-quarters it does not sing, its call-note alone 

 betraying its presence. 



