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Mr. W. L. Sclater on Bii'ds collected 
[“ Geelgat 99 of Cape Colonists. 
The “Cape Robin 99 was noted in Narnaqualand (where 
only the specimen sent was seen), the Cape Peninsula, the 
Knysna, and the South-Eastern, Eastern, and North-Eastern 
Transvaal. It was not plentiful in the latter locality, but was 
extremely so at the Cape. 
The Cape Robin frequents undergrowth in woods and 
forests or bush-filled kloofs, and spends much of its time on 
the ground searching for insects amongst the debris; in this 
and other habits it much resembles the European Robin 
(.Erithacus rubecula ). I have not taken the nest, but it 
breeds during the summer season and probably has two 
broods, as young were found in September and February. 
The soft parts are:—Irides hazel ; bill black ; legs and 
toes dark brown. In the young all the soft parts are paler, 
and the gape yellow.] 
325. Aedonopsis signata. 
2m. Sibudeni, Dec. (2). 
[“Twa-Twa 99 of Zulus. 
Only in Zululand have I seen this bird, where it was 
sparingly noticed in the depths of the Nkandhla Forest at 
Sibudeni. It was usually seen sitting among the upper 
branches of the undergrowth, uttering at intervals the call- 
note from which the Zulu name is derived. It was, on the 
whole, a scarce bird, and nothing was noted of its other 
habits. 
The soft parts are :—-Irides of a raw sienna colour; bill 
dark brown ; legs and toes light brown.] 
327. POGONOCICHLA STELLATA. 
Z. Sibudeni, Nov. (1) ; Tv. Woodbush Hills, Nov. (3). 
[This species frequents thick forest, and is not easy to 
procure, owing to its shy and retiring habits, but it is probably 
quite plentiful in all forest areas, where I have overlooked it. 
In habits and actions it resembles the European Robin 
(.Erithacus rubecula ), and the alarm-call is also the same. 
The soft parts are :—Irides hazel; bill black ; legs and 
toes pale brown.] 
