WARBLER. 105 



107— RUFOUS-CROWNED WARBLER. 



Rousse-Tete, Levail. Afr. iii. 98. pi. 124. f. 1. 2. 



SIZE of the Babbling Warbler. Bill and legs pale brown ; 

 plumage on the upper parts of the body brownish grey, beneath 

 cinereous, growing white towards the belly ; top of the head rufous 

 brown, or tan colour; tail even at the end; the wings, when closed, 

 reach very little beyond the rump. 



The female is smaller, and the top of the head not rufous. 



Inhabits the vicinity of the Cape of Good Hope; found in Cam- 

 deboo, also among the CatFres and Namaquas ; but in the last named 

 less abundant ; makes a nest of moss and down, lining with the 

 latter ; and lays as far as six white eggs, marked with very small 

 vinous spots ; the nest is not unfrequently chosen by the Coromandel 

 Crested Cuckow, as a place to deposit her eggs in. 



108— MELODIOUS WARBLER. 



L'Olivert, Levail. Afr.m. 100. pi. 125. f. 1. 2. Shaw's Zool.x. 360. 



SIZE of the lesser Pettichaps, but the tail shorter in proportion ; 

 Bill grey ; irides hazel ; plumage yellowish green above, sides of 

 the head, from the nostrils, and all beneath, white ; quills within 

 dusky; under the tail white; tail short; the wings reach almost to 

 the end of it. Both sexes are alike. 



M. Levaillant met with this species about Pampoen Kraal ; it 

 had a melodious song, chiefly in the morning and evening, even in 

 the rainy season, when most other birds are silent. It is a bold bird, 

 perching, without fear, on every part of the tent, where M. Levail- 

 lant was. Nest and eggs not known. 



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