282 Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
is borne out by two specimens from Beira, both of which 
are in the plumage of P. xanthostomus and are assuming 
the darker dress of P. niger. There is also a specimen 
from Durban, Natal, in the British Museum which shews 
this even more clearly. The Black Tit w r as not noted in 
Natal or Zululand, but was found in the Eastern and North- 
Eastern Transvaal, and the Inhambane, Beira, Gorongoza, 
and Tete districts of Portuguese East Africa. In the In¬ 
hambane and Beira districts it was by no means plentiful, 
but in the North-Eastern Transvaal it was especially so. 
Tt was observed in pairs and family-parties, and frequented 
the larger trees and the edges of the woods; it was active 
and continually on the move, searching every crevice of 
the bark and every branch for insects, while uttering at 
intervals its trilling call-notes, which reminded me, with 
its alarm-notes, of the European Great Tit (Parus major). 
In actions and habits it is a true Tit. 
The soft parts are:—Irides dark brown ; bill black; legs 
and toes dark slate-coloured. In the young the inside of 
the gape of the mouth is yellow, which disappears and 
darkens with age.] 
182. tEgithalus caroli. 
Z. Umfolosi Station, Aug. (1) ; Tv. Wood bush. May 
(1) ; P. Coguno, July (1). 
This Penduline Tit was only noted from Southern Zulu¬ 
land, the North-Eastern Transvaal, and the Inhambane 
district of the Portuguese country. In each of these 
localities it was only observed on one occasion and each 
time in small parties, which were diligently searching the 
bushes for insects and uttering a low call-note. It is an 
active little bird and in many ways reminded me of the 
Zoster ops. 
The soft parts are :—Irides hazel; bill, legs and toes slate- 
coloured.] 
183. Urolestes melanqleucus. 
2. Umfolosi Station, July (I) ; Tv. Klein Letaba, July, 
Aug., Sept. (8). 
