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by Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 
[“ Glas-oogie ” of Cape Colonists. 
The Cape C{ White-eye ” was found only in the Cape 
Peninsula and the Knysna, where it was very common, and 
frequented all wooded and forested localities, often in flocks 
of tw T enty to thirty individuals. It is an active and lively 
little bird, being continually on the move, searching every 
bush and tree diligently for insects, and uttering all the 
time a low pretty call-note in order to keep in touch with 
its companions in the thick vegetation. 
The soft parts are :—Irides pale amber-coloured ; bill, legs 
and toes pale bluish-slate-coloured.] 
1 77. Partjs AFEll. 
CG. Klipfontein, Apl., May, July (7) ; Port Nolloth, 
Aug. (1). 
I think Mr. Grant must have been mistaken in his 
observation of this species in Zululand. 
[Since the Central Cape Colony trip the Grey Tit has 
only been taken in Namaqualand, where it was common ; 
a single pair were seen at Sibudeni in Zululand. It is 
usually observed in pairs and frequents gardens and orchards 
and bushy kloofs. A very active species, it is continually 
on the move. Its call and alarm-note are similar to those of 
the European Great Tit ( Parus major). 
The soft parts are:—Irides hazel ; bill black ; legs and 
toes dark slate-coloured.] 
17 7 a. Parus cinerascens. 
Tv. Woodbush, Jan. (2). 
[The pair obtained in the North-Eastern Transvaal are 
the only examples that were seen of this species. They were 
shot in a well-timbered piece of country near the village. 
In habits, call, and soft parts it resembles P. afer.~\ 
179. Parus Niger. 
Tv. Woodbush, May, June (3) , Klein Letaba, July, 
Aug., Sept. (6); P. Coguno, Aug. (2) ; Masambeti, Oct. 
(1) ; Beira, Eeb. (2) ; Tete, Sept. (2). 
[I have examined the type of P. xanthostomus of Shelley 
and find that it is a very young example of P. niger . This 
