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by Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 
and the Transvaal form a well-marked race, and have been 
recently separated as M. colletti by Schou. 
In this subspecies the yellow of the lower surface is much 
more extensive than in the typical form, reaching up to the 
black necklace ,* the yellow supercilium is also better marked 
and more extensive, and there is a yellowish tinge on the 
lower ear-coverts and below the eye. 
In addition to the localities already mentioned, there are 
examples of this subspecies in the British Museum from 
Pinetown, Maritzburg, and Newcastle in Natal, Kroonstad 
in the Orange Biver Colony, Potchefstroom in the Transvaal, 
and the Makalaka country. 
To the typical race belong examples from Cape Town, 
Elands Post, and King William’s Town. 
[ “ Nqomti ” of Zulus. 
Collett’s Long-Claw was found both on the high and low 
veld of Zululand, the highlands of the Wakkerstroom district, 
the open country around Pietersburg, and the open grassy 
tops of the Woodbush Hills. This species, like M. capensis , 
usually frequents open country, and, where found, is very 
plentiful. In call and habits it resembles M. capensis, and 
it can only be considered a geographical form of it. It 
breeds in the summer season (Oct.-Feb.). I have seen nests 
in Zululand and N.E. Transvaal, unfortunately always 
containing newly hatched young. The site of the nest 
is like that of M. capensis. 
The soft parts are similar in the two forms. In the 
young all the soft parts are much paler.] 
136. Macronyx croceus. 
Z. Jususie Valley, Dec. (1); Umfolosi Station, June, July, 
Aug., Sept. (7) ; Ngoye, Sept. (1) ; Tv. Legogot, May (4) • 
Po Coguno, June (1) ; Masambeti, Nov. (2); Beira (3). 
One nest with three eggs, taken at Masambeti, Nov. 9th. 
[ “ Nqomti 33 of Zulus. 
The Yellow-throated Long-Claw was noted from Zululand, 
the Eastern Transvaal, and the Inhambane and Beira districts 
of Portuguese East Africa. 
