304 Ml'. \\. L. Sclater on Birds collected 



Tlif soft parts are : — Irides rich brown ; \n\\ pale lioniy 

 brown, much paler at base of lower mandible; legs and toes 

 palish amber-brown ] 



258. CmPTOLOPHA rufjcapilla. 



CC. Knysna^ Jan., Feb. (5) ; Z. Sibudeni, Nov., 

 Jan. (2) ; Tv. Zuurbron, May (8) ; Wood bush Hills, 

 Nov. (2). 



[''Nceti" of Zulus. 



This little Fl\ catcher was common inithe forests of the 

 Knysna district, Zululand, and the Sonth-Eastern and 

 North-Eastern Transvaal, but was seen nowhere in the 

 Portuguese country. I have only found it singly and in the 

 depths of the forests, where it potters about from bush to 

 bush searching for insects much like a Goldcrest {Regulus 

 reyiilus) ; it has a single low call of '" zip/' constantly 

 repeated. 



The soft parts are : — Irides hazel ; bill, upper mandible 

 brownish black, lower pale yellowish ; legs and toes dark 

 brown.] 



259. ApaLIS THOKACICA. 



N. Illovo, Nov. (1) ; Tv. Zuurbron, May (2) ; Woodbush, 

 Nov. (4) ; Turfloop, Mch. (1). 



[The Bar-bieastcd Warbler was noted only from Natal 

 and Zululand, and the South-Eastern and North-Eastern 

 Transvaal. It is a woodland-liauiiting species, and is usnallv 

 observed in pairs creeping about in search of insects in the 

 undergrowth and lower branches. It has a loud call for so 

 small a bird, and often indulges in a wild warbling song. It 

 is not an inconspicuous species, and cannot easily be passed 

 over. 



1 have not found the nest or eggs. 



The soft parts ai'e : — Irides very pale yellow ; bill black ; 

 legs and toes amber-brown. 



In the young tiie irides are dirty white; bill dusky, 

 \(Yy pale yellow at gape; legs and toes paler than 

 adult.] 



