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yellow ; beneath nearly white ; throat and vent yellow ; round the 

 eyes a fillet of white feathers, distinguishing it from other birds ; 

 between the forehead and eye a yellow streak ; quills and tail dusky, 

 edged with yellowish green outwardly ; legs grey. 



The female is smaller, less bright, and the circle round the eye 

 smaller, and not so white ; when young neither sex has the feathered 

 eyelids. 



Inhabits many parts of South Africa, especially the River Duy- 

 vers-Ochs, among the Caffres ; at Bruyntjes Hoogte, and some other 

 places in the interior of the Cape of Good Hope ; and various parts 

 which are woody; it is called Glas-vog, and by the Colonists some- 

 times Kneut je ; found in small flocks of six or eight, being the 

 parents, with the whole of their young. It makes a handsome nest, 

 like that of the Chaffinch, of small fibres, mixed with moss without, 

 and hairs within, scarcely more than two inches in diameter, and 

 placed generally at the ends of the lower branches of the Mimosa ; 

 the eggs four or five in number, and the male and female sit by 

 turns. It is a wild bird, and fierce in defence of its young; feeds 

 on insects, caterpillars, &c. The note is similar to the word Tititiri, 

 repeated when in quest of food. 



It is also found at Madras, Madagascar, and the Isle of Mauritius. 

 At Madagascar called Tcheric, and at Mauritius White Eyes. 



In General Hardwicke's drawings is a similar bird, met with at 

 Futtehguhr, and called Baaboonah. Another from India, named 

 Derreea-Gunge. 



A. — Head and fore neck brownish yellow ; back very pale olive- 

 green ; beneath from the breast dusky white, clouded with black ; 

 quills and tail dusky ; between the bill and eye blackish ; round the 

 eyes white. 



