DRYMOICA CAPENSIS. 



quill feathers. Tarsi robust, scutellated anteriorly, entire behind : toes long 

 and moderately strong ; claws slender, pointed and much curved. 



luclies. 

 Length from the point of the bill to 



the tip of the tall 4 



of the bill to the angle of the 



mouth 



of the wings when folded . . 2 



of the tail 2 



Female. — Not known. 



Inhabits various districts in the western division of the Cape Colony, and is found in situa- 

 tions which abound with shrubs. It feeds upon insects, and searches for those both upon 

 underwood and on the ground, generally, however, on the former. It is also occasionally 

 observed among coarse grass or reeds, busily engaged climbing or flitting about in quest of 

 food. 



