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bij Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 
341. MusCICAPA CJ2RULESCENS. 
N. Illovo, Nov. (2) ; P. Coguno, Aug. (1) ; Masambeti, 
Nov. (1) ; Tambarara, Mch. (1). 
[The Blue-grey Flycatcher was noted in Natal, where a 
single pair was seen, and in the Xnhambane, Beira, and 
Gorongoza districts of Portuguese East Africa. It is dis¬ 
tinctly uncommon everywhere, and is a woodland-haunting 
species. All that were seen have been sitting on the trunks 
of fallen trees and stumps and were tame and confiding. In 
attitude and flight it is a true Flycatcher, and the call is 
like the (C zee-zee” of Muscicapa grisola. 
The soft parts are-Irides hazel; bill, upper mandible 
black, lower mandible, legs and toes slate-coloured.] 
342. Alseonax adusta. 
CC. Knysna, Dec. (4) ; Z. Sibudeni, Oct., Jan. (4); 
XJmfolosi Station, July (1); Ngoye Hills, Oct. (1); 
Tv. Zuurbron, Apl. (1) ; Woodbush, Nov., Dec. (4) ; 
F. Cuguno, Aug. (1). 
Two young birds are in the series; one, a nestling with an 
undeveloped tail, is marked “ Knysna, Dec. 26,” and the other 
from Sibudeni, dated Jan. 18, has a nearly fully developed 
tail. Both are profusely spotted on the head and back with 
pale rufous, and have the secondaries edged with the same 
colour. Below there is a little black stippling on the white. 
[“ Mbusi ” of Zulus. 
This little Flycatcher is common in the Knysna, Natal, 
Zululand, South-Eastern and North-Eastern Transvaal, 
and the Inhambane district of Portuguese East Africa. 
It was also noted sparingly in the Beira and Gorongoza dis¬ 
tricts, but was not seen near Tete. It is a woodland species, 
although occasionally frequenting more sparsely timbered 
country, as at the XJmfolosi in Zululand. Usually 
observed in pairs, it is a quiet and retiring bird. In habits 
and flight it bears a strong resemblance to Muscicapa grisola , 
but its smaller size instantly distinguishes it. 
The soft parts are :—Irides hazel; bill, legs and toes 
almost black.] 
SER. IX.-VOL. V. 2 G 
