42 Mr. C, F. M. Swynnerton on the 
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June. The crops examined contained beetles, termites, 
large centipede, a beetle-larva, two grasshoppers, and, | 
think, a butterfly. 
25. AnTHUsS TRIVIALIS. Tree-Pipit. 
The Tree-Pipit is a common grass-veld species, not untre- 
quently found in cultivated fields. The crops of those exammed 
contained beetles, larvae, and termites. A short time ago | 
observed a pair of the birds which had taken up their stand 
in front of an ant-heap and were busily engaged in devouring 
the winged termites as they emerged, occasionally making 
short flights into the air in pursuit of such as were escaping. 
26. Anruus ruFuLUs. Lesser Tawny Pipit. 
I shot one of these birds last year in May in a cultivated 
field, where I had previously seen them on several occasions. 
The crops examined contained beetles and larve. 
97. NecrarrntA FAMosA. Malachite Sun-bird. 
I obtained a single male of this handsome species at Mafusi 
in 1899. The Chindavo name “ Tshinyamtsongono ” is 
applied to all Sun-birds. 
28. Necrarinta anturi. Arthur’s Sun-bird. 
Nectarinia arturi Sclater, Bull. B. O. C. Dec. 19th, 1906. 
I shot two of these birds on the Nyahodi River in July 
1899, and subsequently secured others at Mafusi, taking 
them to be N. bocagit; but I am now informed that eee 
belong to a new species allied to Nectari 
most interesting discovery, which adds another bird to oe 
South-African ornis. It is comparatively common through- 
out the district, bemg found at the blooms of the large 
orange-lowered Leonotis mollissima, so plentiful in river- 
valleys and in rich soil. The crops examined contained 
flying ants, small flies, and in one case several large gnats. 
29. CInNYRIS AFER. Greater Double-collared Sun-bird. 
I recently secured a male of this species for the first time, 
on the outskirts of Chirinda. 
