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Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 
2 Pretoria, Transvaal (A. Roberts). 
2 Belfast, Transvaal (A. Roberts). 
2 Potchefstroom, Transvaal (A. Roberts). 
2 Dargle, Natal (A. Roberts). 
One of the Natal birds is a puzzle. It was collected on the 20th 
March, 1908, and is obviously a juvenile bird. It has,, however, longer 
tarsi than the average) tinmens, and has the rump and upper tail-coverts 
rusty-yellow. If erythrogenis was found in South Africa we would refer it 
unhesitatingly to that species. 
(8) Cisticola lugubris Rupp. 
1 Beira, P.E. Africa (P. A. Sheppard). 
4 N.W. Rhodesia (C. Wilde). 
Easily recognisable from tinmens by its much larger size and paler 
rump. 
(9) Cisticola uropygialis (Fraser). 
2 Examples from Zoutpansberg, Transvaal (Marais). 
1 Example, Matopos (Rhodesia Museum). 
Mainly differing from C. terrestris and C. lavendulae by the tail feathers 
having a marked subterminal black bar before the white tip. 
(10) Cisticola terrestris (A. Sm.) 
3 Zoutpansberg, Transvaal (Marais). 
2 Pretoria, Transvaal (A. Roberts). 
1 Belfast, Transvaal (A. Roberts). 
. 2 Honingsprnit, O.R.C. (D. Gunn). 
1 Grahamstown, C.C. (R. H. Ivy). 
Differs from uropygialis in the coloration of the tail feathers being 
dark brown with a white tip (no distinct subterminal black bar) ; slightly 
larger size, and paler edges to feathers of upper parts, and from lavendulae 
in its shorter tail. (30 mm.) 
(11) Cisticola lavendulae Grant & Reid. 
1 Example, Waterfall, Zoutpansberg (Marais). 
1 Example, Sand River, Petersburg (F. Y. Kirby). 
Differs from terrestris in its longer tail (40 mm.) and much paler rump ; 
also general tone of upper surface paler. 
(12) Cisticola pretoriae Nov sp. 
Similar to rufopiliata, but underside much darker. 
The Museum contains three examples collected at Pretoria by Mr. 
Austin Roberts ; and the Rhodesian Museum one from Bulawayo, collected 
by Mr. F. P. Mennell. 
Description : Above dark earth brown, crown dark rufous-brown ; tail 
feathers with a subterminal black bar and paler tips. This bar is very 
feint in freshly moulted examples, the centre rectrices of which are generally 
unicoloured. Remiges edged with rusty brown on outer web, and isabel- 
line on the inner. Chin and throat white. Centre of breast, abdomen, 
and under tail-coverts tawny-yellow^ sides of breast, body and flanks dark 
smokey grey. 
Length in flesh 150 mm. (5.9 inches A.R.), wing 58-59, tail 68-69 ; 
tarsus 23 ; bill 12 5 , —13 mm. 
Type : Male, Pretoria, 16th December, 1908. (Iris red-brown ; bill 
dark, gonys horn colour ; tarsus flesh colour ; claws brown A.R.) 
(13) Cisticola sylvva Rchw. 
1 Male, Machili River, N.W. Rhodesia (C. Wilde). 
1 Sex incert, Boror, P.E. Africa (Kirby & Roberts). 
