312 
Mr. W. L. Sclater on Bh'ds collected 
the long grass and vegetation in the vleis and the borders 
o£ woods and deserted native lands. It is very active in 
habits, the call being a sharp squeaky note ; flight is seldom 
indulged in. 
The soft parts are :—Irides raw sienna; bill brown, paler 
at base of lower mandible; legs and toes amber-coloured.] 
278. ClSTICOLA TINNIENS. 
Tv. Woodbush, Nov. (7). 
[Curiously enough, I have only seen this rather striking 
Grass-Warbler in the Woodbush Hills of the North-Eastern 
Transvaal, where it was quite plentiful and frequented the 
long grass and rough vegetation in the vleis and along the 
numerous streams. It is a very active bird and has a 
loud mellow call, and is usually observed in pairs. It was 
probably breeding in this locality, as it was the summer 
season, but no nests were discovered. 
The soft parts are :— 
cJ . Irides hazel; bill black with, in most specimens, a spot 
of paler colour on the lower mandible; legs and toes amber- 
brown. 
In the female practically the whole of the lower mandible 
is pale.] 
279. ClSTICOLA TERRESTRIS. 
W. Illovo, Nov. (1) ; Z. Umfolosi Station, June, Aug. 
(5) ; Tv. Wakkerstroom, Meh., Apl. (2); Woodbush, June, 
Nov., Dec. (5); Pietersburg, Mch. (1) ; P. Masambeti, Oct. 
(!)• 
[The specimen with the long tail, shot on the 24th of 
October at Beira, is probably a late bird, and has not yet 
assumed the summer plumage. The female shot on the 20th 
of June at Woodbush is a remarkably pale specimen, but 
has all the markings of C. terrestris. 
This little Grass-bird was noted from Natal and Zululand, 
and the South-Eastern and North-Eastern Transvaal. It is 
usually found in pairs, and frequents, more or less, open 
grass-country, spending most of its time on the ground. 
When flushed it rises with a jerky flight and utters several 
sharp notes.] 
