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Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
The soft parts are:—Irides rich brown; bill pale horny 
brown, much paler at base of lower mandible; legs and toes 
palish amber-brown ] 
258. Cryptolopha ruficapilla. 
CC. Knysna, Jan., Feb. (5) ; Z. Sibudeni, Nov., 
Jan. (2) ; Tv. Zuurbron, May (3) ; Woodbush Hills, 
Nov. (2). 
\_“ Nceti ” of Zulus. 
This little Flycatcher was common ini the forests of the 
Knysna district, Zululand, and the South-Eastern and 
North-Eastern Transvaal, but was seen nowhere in the 
Portuguese country. I have only found it singly and in the 
depths of the forests, where it potters about from bush to 
bush searching for insects much like a Goldcrest (.Regulus 
regulus ) ; it has a single low call of <f zip,” constantly 
repeated. 
The soft parts are :—Irides hazel; bill, upper mandible 
brownish black, lower pale yellowish ; legs and toes dark 
brown.] 
259. Apalis thoracica. 
N. Illovo, Nov. (1) ; Tv. Zuurbron, May (2) ; Woodbush, 
Nov. (4) ; Turfloop, Mch. (1). 
[The Bar-breasted Warbler was noted only from Natal 
and Zululand, and the South-Eastern and North-Eastern 
Transvaal. It is a woodland-haunting species, and is usually 
observed in pairs creeping about in search of insects in the 
undergrowth and lower branches. It has a loud call for so 
small a bird, and often indulges in a wild warbling song. It 
is not an inconspicuous species, and cannot easily be passed 
over. 
I have not found the nest or eggs. 
The soft parts are :—Irides very pale yellow; bill black ; 
legs and toes amber-brown. 
In the young the irides are dirty white; bill dusky, 
very pale yellow at gape j legs and toes paler than 
adult.] 
