296 Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
221. Andropadus importunus. 
CO. Slopes of Table Mt., Jan. (1); Tokai, Feb. (1) ; 
Knvsna, Dec., Jan. (5) ; Z. Ngoye Hills, Sept., Oct. (4) ; 
Sibudeni, Oct., Nov. (4) ; Tv® Woodbusb, Nov. (3). 
The examples from Cape Colony are of a perceptibly 
darker shade above and more ashy below; those from 
Zululand and the Transvaal are of a slightly brighter olive- 
green above and more yellow below, especially on the middle 
of the abdomen. I am not inclined, however, to give a new 
name to the Eastern bird. 
\_“ Bosch-fink ” of Cape Colonists. “ Umboni ” of Zulus. 
This is the commonest of the Bulbuls, and has been noted 
from every wooded locality visited from the Cape Peninsula, 
through Eastern and East Central South Africa, to the 
Zambesi. 
It is essentially a bird of the woods and forests, and in 
many localities shy and difficult of approach, although it 
can always be seen and heard. Its favourite habit is to 
sit either on the topmost twig or just within the topmost 
branches of some tallish tree, and from these to give forth its 
well-known “ song/’ which is composed of several repeated 
whistles, the last being very low and drawn out, and not 
heard unless at close quarters. It has a call somewhat like 
that of a Sparrow, but sharper. 
The soft parts are:—Irides pale yellow or pale greyish 
yellow; bill, legs and toes blackish brown.] 
223. Chlorocichla flaviventris. 
! N . Illovo, Nov. (1); Z. Ngoye Hills, Oct. (1). 
This species, the type locality of which is Durban, appears 
to be confined to Natal and Zululand. 
[Natal and Zululand are the only places where I have seen 
this Bulbul; it frequents the woods and forest and usually the 
thickest and densest parts. It is shy and retiring in habits, 
and, although its loud harsh alarm-note can often be heard, 
frequently at a distance of a few yards, it is seldom seen. 
It is, I believe, generally found in pairs, but, owing to the 
density of the localities it frequents, little could be learnt 
regarding its habits. 
