DRYMOICA SUBRUFICAPILLA. 



fio-ured. Wings rounded, and when folded reach nearly to the commence- 

 ment of the second third of the tail, the third, fourth, and fifth quill feathers 

 equal and longest, the second and sixth a little shorter, the first about half 

 the lenoth of the longest. Tarsi rather robust, scutellated anteriorly, entire 

 posteriorly ; toes rather long and slender ; claws rather delicate, slightly 

 curved and pointed, the claw of hinder toe the strongest. 



Inches. 

 Length from the point of the bill to 



the tip of the tail 5 



of the bUl to the angle of the 



month 



of the wings when folded . . 2 



of the tail 2 



DIMENSIONS. 



Lines. 





 3 



Inches. 



Length of the tarsus 



of the outer toe 



of the middle toe 



of the inner toe 



of the hinder toe 



Lines. 

 9 



H 

 3 



3 



M.\LE. — Not known. 



This bird occurs in various districts of the Cape Colony, and is either found upon brushwood 

 or among rushes or reeds. It feeds upon insects, and, like others of the genus, flits generally 

 from branch to branch or from reed to reed in quest of its food. 



