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Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
of the North-Eastern Transvaal and the Inhambane and 
Tete districts of the Portuguese country. It was somewhat 
local, being found most commonly in the “ bush veld ” of 
the N.E. Transvaal, where it kept along the rivers and near 
the water-holes, seldom being seen in the dry waterless 
belts. It was observed in large flocks, which, like the other 
AFaxbills, spent much of their time on the ground, searching 
for food and drinking towards the late afternoon. 
The soft parts are:—Irides russet-red; bill lilac-blue, tip 
much darker; legs and toes pale brown.] 
56. Estrilda granatina. 
Tv. Klein Letaba, July (1). 
[This striking Waxbill was only once observed, when a 
small flock was seen feeding on the ground near my camp 
in the “low veld” of the N.E. Transvaal and one specimen 
was shot. It appears to have much the habits of the other 
Waxbills. 
The soft parts are:—Irides reddish ; bill red; legs and 
toes almost black.] 
57. Estrilda clarkii. 
Sibudeni, Nov. (2) ; Tv c Woodbush, Dec. (2); Peters¬ 
burg, Feb., Mch. (2). 
Two nests, one with five and one with three eggs, taken at 
Pietersburg, Feb. 22nd. 
The nest is somewhat retort-shaped and made of coarse 
grass or strips of reeds woven together; it is lined with 
finer material and cottony down. It was placed in the long 
grass of a il vlei.” The eggs are pure white, oval, and without 
gloss. They measure 14 x 11 mm. 
[“ Miyani” of Zulus. 
This species was only noted from Zululand, the North- 
Eastern Transvaal, and the Beira district of the Portuguese 
country, where it occurred in flocks, often of considerable 
numbers, and frequented vleis and the borders of rivers and 
streams, even being seen feeding in the sand and mud along 
the water’s edge. 
In the N.E. Transvaal near Petersburg it was found 
