424 :Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 



Tlie soft parts arc : — 



(^ . Irides bright yellow or lemon-yellow ; bill black ; legs 

 and toes very dark slate. 



$ . Irides pale yellow ; bill black ; legs and toes slaty. 

 In a young female the irides are yellowish giey.] 



349 «. BaTiS FRATRUM. 



Shelley, Ibis, IL'OO, p. 522. 



P. Masambeti, Nov. (1). 



The single example is marked a male, and was shot on 

 Nov. 12. It agrees in every respect with the type of the 

 species procured by the Woodward brothers at St. Lucia Bay 

 in Zululand. That specimen was stated to be a male by the 

 Woodwards, though not so marked on the ticket, bat was 

 surmised by Shelley, who described it, to be a female, 

 as it had no black breast-band. The present example goes 

 to shew tliat this species differs from the others of the genus 

 in that respect, and it also extends the range considerably 

 northwards. So far as I am aware, it has not, till now, 

 been taken since its first discovery in Zululand. 



[The specimen secured is the only one I have ever seen of 

 this specie^-. Its call, which is different from that of other 

 members of the genus, first arrested my attention. It was 

 shot in a belt of wood containing thick undergrowth ; the 

 female w'as not seen and was probably breeding at that time of 

 year, but careful search failed to discover her. Its habits and 

 actions appear to resemble the other Flycatchers of this genus. 



The soft parts are : — Irides yellow; bill, legs and toes black. J 



350. BaTIS MOLITOR. 



25. Umfolosi Station, Aug. (1) ; Jususie Valley, Dec. 

 (1); Tv. Klein Letaba, July, Aug. (2) ; Woodbush, May, 

 June (4). 



[ c?, ''Mbunsasane''; ? , " Gwisisiba" of Zulus. 



I have observed this bird only in the localities where sj)eci- 

 raens were collected. In the Portuguese country its place is 

 taken by the following form. 



This bird does not inhabit forest, but is commonly found 

 in hush- veld country, where it is met with singly and in pairs, 



