Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 
cleverly covered with bark so that it was extremely difficult to find. 
Sometimes, when the crack or hollow was deep enough, the nest had been 
neatly levelled with the surrounding bark ; but in the maj ority of those 
discovered was slightly raised and resembled a natural bulge or knot in the 
bark. Internally the nests did not differ appreciably from those taken 
in the rocks at Wonderboom ( M . paucis'pina) . 
The following are measurements of the nest from which the type was 
taken : — - 
Depth of tube 34 mm. 
Width of entrance (inside edge of rim). . . 14 x 12 mm. 
Width of the widest part of the pouch... 16 mm. 
Breadth of lid 14J mm. 
Length of lid (front to back) 13f mm. 
Thickness of lid. . . 1J mm. 
Breadth of hinge 11 mm. 
