DRYMOICA CAPENSIS. 
quill feathers. Tarsi robust, scutellated anteriorly, entire behind : toes long 
and moderately strong ; claws slender, pointed and much curved. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Inches. 
Lines. 
Inches. Lines 
Length from the point of the bill to 
Length of the tarsus 
the tip of the tail 
4 
11 
0 3 s 
of the bill to the angle of the 
of the middle toe . . . 
0 
mouth 
0 
of the inner toe .... 
0 3 { 
of the wings when folded . . 
2 
1 
of the hinder toe . . . 
of the tail 
2 
6 
Female. — Not known. 
Inhabits various districts in the western division of the Cape Colony, and 
is found in situa- 
tions which abound with shrubs. It feeds upon insects, and searches for those both upon 
underwood and on the ground, generally, however, on the former. It is also occasionally 
observed among coarse grass or reeds, busily engaged climbing or flitting about in quest of 
food. 
