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another male flying over the tops of some trees, but out 
of shot. The male secured was sitting on a tall tree and 
was warbling quietly and sweetly to itself, occasionally darting 
out to catch some passing insect and returning each time to 
the same perch ; after watching it for some time I shot it. 
Whether the female was somewhere close by I cannot say ; 
anyhow, nothing could be seen of her and the shot did 
not make her reveal herself. 
The soft parts are:—Irides yellow; legs and toes pale 
lemon-chrome.] 
348. Flatystira peltata. 
P* Beira, Dec. (1). 
[Only in the Beira district of Portuguese East Africa have 
I seen this bird, and there I found it in one locality, in a 
stretch of trees and bushes bordering an intermittent river. 
Even there it was scarce, and only some four or five birds were 
observed ; two were shot, but one was so damaged that it was 
useless for preservation. It is fearless and active in its habits, 
searching every leaf and branch and uttering every few 
seconds a sharp “ zee 99 call-note. 
The soft parts of the female secured were :—wattle 
bright orange; bill black; legs and toes slate-coloured. 
Irides shot away.] 
349. Batts capensis. 
CC. Table Mt. slopes, Jan., Feb. (6) ; Knysna, Jan., 
Feb. (6); Plettenberg Bay, Mch. (1) ; N. Illovo, Nov. 
(2) ; Z. Sibudeni, Oct., Nov., Jan. (7); Tv. Zuurbron, 
Apl., May (8) ; Woodbush Hills, Dec. (3). 
[“ Gwisisibaof Zulus. 
A common bird of the woods and forests of the Cape 
Peninsula, the Knysna district, Natal, Zululand, and the 
South-Eastern and North-Eastern Transvaal, but not met 
with in the extensive woods and forests of the Portuguese 
country. It was generally seen in pairs or family-parties, 
and frequented the thicker undergrowth, but seldom the 
larger trees. It is a true Flycatcher in habits and calls. 
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