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Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
Two young males from Tambarara shew little trace of the 
characteristic black eye-streak. 
[Smith’s Weaver was noted from Natal and Zululand, the 
Eastern Transvaal, and the Inhambane, Beira and Gorongoza 
districts of the Portuguese country. It is found in pairs or 
family parties, never in flocks ; it frequents low bushes, 
trees and thick undergrowth, feeding principally upon 
insects. The call is a clear low whistle, and this is the only 
note that I have heard it utter. 
The nest is hung from the end of a fine twig or bamboo 
at the edge of a wood or in the depths of the forests, not 
necessarily near water. It is composed of fine grass and is 
globular in shape, with a long pendent tubular entrance. 
The soft parts are :— 
Ad. Irides yellow; bill black; legs and toes slate- 
coloured. 
Juv. Irides very pale; bill yellow-horn-coloured; legs 
and toes paler slate-coloured.] 
32. SlTAGRA CAPENSIS. 
CC. Durban Rd., Mch., Sept. (4) ; Klipfontein, April, 
May, June, July (10) ; Plettenberg Bay, Mch. (2). 
[The Cape Weaver was only found in Namaqualand, the 
Cape Peninsula, and the Knysna district. It often occurs 
in flocks of great numbers, and frequents indiscriminately 
bush-filled kloofs, borders of woods and cultivated lands, 
feeding to a large extent on wild fruit and berries. In call 
and general habits it greatly resembles Hyphanto7'nis velatus. 
The soft parts are :— 
S breeding. Irides yellow; bill black ; legs and toes 
horn-brown. 
d winter & $ . Irides pale brown; bill horn-coloured.] 
33. SlTAGRA CAPENSIS OLIVACEA. 
25. Umfolosi River, July (1) ; Tv. Woodbush, Dec., Jan. 
( 3 ). 
[This species was only found in Zululand and the North- 
Eastern Transvaal, where it frequented reedy rivers and 
streams in company with Hyphantornis spilonotus. In habits 
it resembles the true S. capensisd\ 
