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341. MUSCICAPA C.ERULESCENS. 



N. Illovo, Nov. (2) ; p. Coguuo, Aug. (1) ; Masambeti, 

 Nov. (1) ; Tambarara, xMch. (1). 



[The Blue-grey Flycatcher was noted in Natal, where a 

 single pair was seen, and in the Inhambane, Beira, and 

 Gorongoza districts of Portuguese East Africa. It is dis- 

 tinctly uncommon everywhere, and is a woodland-haunting 

 species. All that were seen have been sitting on the trunks 

 of fallen trees and stumps and were tame and confiding. In 

 attitude and flight it is a true Flycatcher, and the call is 

 like the " zee-zee ^' of Muscicapa grisola. 



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

 black, lower mandible, legs and toes slate-coloured.] 



342. Alseonax adusta. 



CC. Knysna, Dec. (4) ; Z. Sibudeni, Oct., Jan. (4) ; 

 Umfolosi Station, July (1) ; Ngoye Hills, Oct. (1) ; 

 Tv. Zuurbron, Apl. (1) ; Woodbush, Nov., Dec. (4) ; 

 P. Cuguno, Aug. (1). 



Two young birds are in the series ; one, a nestling with an 

 undeveloped tail, is marked '^Knysna, Dec. 26," and the other 

 from Sibudeni, dated Jan. 18, has a nearly fully developed 

 tail. Both are profusely spotted on the head and back with 

 pale rufous, and have the secondaries edged with the same 

 colour. Below there is a little black stippling on the white, 



["Mbusi" of Zulus. 



This little Flycatcher is common in the Knysna, Natal, 

 Zul'iland, South-Eastern and North-Eastern Transvaal, 

 and the Inhambane district of Portuguese East Africa. 

 It was also noted sparingly in the Beira and Gorongoza dis- 

 tricts, but was not seen near Tete. It is a woodland species, 

 although occasionally frequenting more sparsely timbered 

 country, as at the Umfolosi in Zululand. Usually 

 observed in pairs, it is a quiet and retiring bird. In habits 

 and flight it bears a strong resemblance to Muscicapa grisola, 

 but its smaller size instantly distinguishes it. 



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

 almost black.] 



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