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Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 
No. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Sex. 
Wing. 
Tail, 
Tars. 
Culm. 
6848 
JJ . • . 
16/12/08 
<? 
58 
68 
21 
? 
6857 
^ 
19/7/09 
<? 
59 
72 
21 
12 
6858 
JJ * * 
19 /7 /09 
? 
53 
62 
20 
12 
8966 
,, . 
29 /4 /II 
<J 
59 
75 
22 
13 
8967 
JJ 
5/6/11 
s 
51 
58 
20 
12 
9258 
55 
10/1/12 
? (and 
eggs) 
54 
61 
20 
12 
9521 
55 • * • * 
10/1/12 
$ 
57 
68 
22 
12 
9522 
Pretoria District. . . 
15/1/12 
¥ 
54 
66 
22 
13 
6849 
Makapan Caves 
4/2/11 
c? (juv.) 
54 * 
61 ? 
20 
12 
6850 
JJ ??•*•* 
4/2/11 
<? 
56 
65 ? 
20 
12-5 
4242 
Woodbush 
22/2/08 
¥(<?) 
56 
63 
20 
12 
6847 
55 
14/12/09 
¥ 
51 
56 
21 
12 
6841 
Groot Spelonken . . 
31/8/09 
¥ 
55 
64 
20 
12 
6842 
55 
9/8 /09 
<J 
55 
70 
21 
13 
6848 
5 5 • * 
29/8/09 
o 
56 
65 
20 
12 
6840 
55 
4/9 /09 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Note. — No. 6848 is the type of Haagner’s C. pretoriae, apparently a soot-stained example 
of this species taken in the vicinity of the town. No. 6845 is now in the Berlin Museum. 
Specimens of C. aberrans minor in the Transvaal Museum collection : — 
No. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Sex. 
Wing. 
Tail. 
Tars. 
Culm. 
4247 
Port St. Johns. . . . 
11 /10 /07 
* (<J) 
52 
61 
20 
11 
4248 
5? .... 
20/3/08 
<? 
50 
59 
21 
12 
6843 
55 .... 
12/5/09 
<? 
50 
65 
21 
12 
6844 
55 • • • • 
21/7/09 
5 
51 
67 
21 
12 
9036 
5? • • • * 
18/9/11 
<? 
51 
67 
20 
12-5 
9208 
5 5' • • • • 
12/12/07 
$ (and 
eggs) 
46 
56 
20 -5 
11-5 
9526 
55 • • • • 
12/6 m 
$ 
45 *5 
56 
20 
12 
9525 
55 .... 
12/6/11 
¥ 
46 
2 
20 -5 
11 
Note. — Soft parts as noted on some of the labels are as follows : — Iris hazel ; maxilla 
dark brown, mandible horn colour ; legs and feet dark flesh colour. Lengths of specimens 
from Pretoria are given as: 144-152 mm., and 136-140 mm. ; specimens from Pondo- 
land measured in the flesh are given as i $<$ 137-145 mm., 124-131 mm. 
Group III — Cisticola subruficapilla. 
(1) Tail in summer 80-100 %, in winter increasing to 108 % length of 
wing ; (2) first primary 51-61 % length of second ; (3) tail medium breadth, 
flexible ; (4) beak medium, not quite equal to the length of the middle 
toe and half the claw ; (5) inner and outer toes about equal, their claws 
reaching just beyond the base of the middle claw ; (6) middle claw weak, 
not quite half as long as the toe ; (7) a distinct change in shade of colour 
at different seasons. Inhabits scrub and long grass in the neighbourhood 
of forests or on mountain sides ; note a loud clear pipe uttered by the 
male when perched on some conspicuous post ; at times the bird becomes 
rather noisy. 
