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(3) Cisticola strangei (Fraser). 
5 Pondoland (IT. H. Swinney). 
1 Beira, P.E. Africa (P. A. Sheppard). 
1 Boror, P.E. Africa (Kirby and Roberts). 
Differs from cliiniana and subruficapilla in the crown and hack, being 
of the same grey-brown tint, and from the latter also by its larger size. 
All the examples above mentioned have a feint, but unmistakable, 
pale rusty collar on the nape. 
This well-marked species has evidently been entirely overlooked by 
Dr. Stark and Mr. W. L. Slater. 
(4) Cisticola cliiniana (A. Sm.) 
6 Bulawayo (ex. Rhodesia Museum). 
1 Modderfontein, Transvaal (A. Haagner). 
1 Pienaars River, Pretoria District (F. V. Kirby). 
1 Brits, Rustenburg District (F. Y. Ivirby). 
1 Barberton (A. J. Dreyer). 
2 Klein Letaba, Transvaal (Marais). 
1 Pretoria (A. Roberts). 
1 K.W. Rhodesia (C. Wilde). 
The distinguishing characters of this species are given in the pre- 
vious species. It differs primarily from the next in the unstreaked upper 
tail-coverts. As the types of Smithes cliiniana came from Kurrichaine, 
the northern form must bear this name. 
(5) Cisticola magna Gould. 
3 Specimens from Pondoland (Davies). 
4 Specimens from Grahamstown (Ivy). 
The southern representative of cliiniana is less thickly streaked than 
the northern (typical) form, is not so brightly yellow beneath, and has 
the upper tail-coverts streaked. 
This bird ranges as far north as Korth-East Africa. As this bird 
agrees very closely with Gould’s description and figure of Cisticola magna 
it must bear this , name in future. It has hitherto been confused with 
natalensis and chiniana. 
(6) Cisticola natalensis (A. Sm.) 
4 Umtamvuna River, E. Pondoland (Davies). 
3 Kggeleni, W. Pondoland (H. H. Swinnev). 
1 Matopos, Rhodesia (Rhodesia Museum). 
1 Beira, P.S.E. Africa (P. A. Sheppard). 
1 Boror, Mozambique (Kirby and Roberts). 
This species is easily recognisable by its large size and tawny yellow 
colouring, the entire upper surface being of the same ground colour, 
broadly streaked with dark brown. Dnderside white ; sides of body and 
flanks pale tawny yellow. 
(7) Cisticola tinniens (Lcht.) 
A long series in the Transvaal Museum. 
5 Knysna, C.C. (v. 0. Marais). 
7 Kggeleni, W. Pondoland (H. H. Swinney). 
1 Lusikisi, E. Pondoland (C. Davies). 
1 Honingspruit Station, Orange River Colony (D. Gunn). 
1 Port Elizabeth, C.C. (?). 
1 Grahamstown (Albany Museum). 
5 Woodbush, Zoutpansberg (F. Y. Kirby). 
