by Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 419 
338 a. Bradyornis grtseus. 
Tv. Klein Letaba, July, Sept. (2) ; Legogot, Apl. (8); P. 
Coguno, June, July, Aug. (10); Masambeti, Oct. (1) ; 
Beira, Jan. (1). 
These birds match very well a bird in the British 
Museum from Mapicuti in Mozambique, and one from the 
Ivuna River in Zululand, identified by Sharpe ( f lbis/ 1900, 
p. 112) with this species. It was originally described by 
Reichenow from the interior of German East Africa, and 
there are a large number of examples from Nyasalaud in the 
collection. It comes near B. murinus , but is smaller (wing 
82-86 against 100-104mm.). I find the dark streaks of the 
head common to both species and very variable in their 
development. 
[I have noted this Flycatcher in the Eastern and North- 
Eastern Transvaal and the Inham bane, B ira, and Gorongoza 
districts of Portuguese East Africa. It could not be said 
to be plentiful in the Transvaal, but was more so in the 
Portuguese country, being particularly common around 
the Coguno Camp. 
This Flycatcher usually frequents clearings and gardens 
near human habitations, where it sits on the lower branches 
of trees and shrubs, from which it darts out on its prey. I 
have also seen it catch insects on the ground, sometimes 
devouring them there, but more often carrying them back to 
its perch. It is a silent and fearless little bird, and allows 
one to pass within a few feet without taking flight. 
The soft parts are:—Irides hazel ; bdl blackish horn- 
coloured, pale at the base of the lower mandible; legs and 
toes almost black.] 
328. Bradyornis silens. 
Tarsiger silens Stark & Sclater, Birds S. Afr. ii. p. 219. 
CC. Durban Ed., Mch., Sept. (4) ; 2k Umfolosi Station, 
July (2) ; Tv. Woodbush, Jan., June (3). 
One nest with three eggs taken at Durban Road, 
Sept. 19. 
A nestling with the tail only half-grown is in rather an 
interesting stage, which I have not seen before. It is 
