106 WARBLER. 



109— BLACK-CROWNED WARBLER. 



Merle a Calotte noire, Levail. Afr. iii. 48. pi. 108. 1. 2. 



SIZE of a Sparrow. Bill orange ; eye red brown ; top of the 

 head and nape dull black, the rest of the plumage olive brown ; 

 wings and tail deep brown; under parts of the body bluish grey, 

 inclining to ash-colour ; towards the vent white. 



The female wants the brown on the head. 



Inhabits, sparingly, the forests of Bruyntjes Hoogte, and feeds 

 on insects. The male has an agreeable song, perched on bushes 

 near the water, and chiefly sings morning and evening. Nest and 

 eggs unknown. 



1 10. - BLACK-HOODED WARBLER. 



LENGTH five inches and three quarters. Bill black, at the 

 base two or three weak hairs ; irides whitish ; top of the head, in- 

 cluding the eyes, and nape, black ; the rest of the plumage cinereous 

 brown above, wholly white beneath ; quills and tail like the upper 

 parts; the latter one inch and a half long; legs brown. 



Inhabits India, called Culchuttia. It differs from our Blackcap, 

 in having the black of the head reaching below the eye and on the 

 ears ; the tail longer, and the under parts pure white. 



Ill —CAPE WARBLER. 



Sylvia sperata, Ind. Orn. ii. 523. 



Le Traquet du Cap de Bonne Esperance, Buf. v. 233. 



Sybil Warbler, Gen. Syn. iv. 450. 47. A. 



LENGTH six inches. Bill black ; plumage in general above 

 greenish brown ; beneath grey, with a rufous tinge, as is also the 



