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during a journey to the Matabili Country. 
Nectarinia talatajla, Smith. 
S $ . Bamangwato, October 1873. 
Beak and legs black ; iris dark hazel. 
Common in the Bamangwato districts, where they are gene¬ 
rally to be seen in pairs. 
PaRISOMA SUBCiERULEUM (Gm.). 
$ . Transvaal, July 3rd, 1873. 
Beak black; legs black; iris white. 
A very common species from Natal to the Matabili land. 
It creeps and hops about the bushes, never flying far at a 
time. 
Batis capensis (L.), Sharpe, Ibis, 1873, p. 161. 
S . Natal, May 17th, 1873. 
Beak and legs black; iris orange. 
Only seen on this occasion. 
Batis molitor (Hahn & Kiist.), Sharpe, l. c. p. 166. 
$. Bamangwato, November 5th, 1873. 
Beak and legs black; iris lemon yellow. 
A common species from the Transvaal up to the Matabili 
country. They are generally seen in pairs; and in the stomach 
of one I found the remains of locusts. 
CoTYLE PALUDICOLA (V.). 
? . Pietermaritzburg, Natal, May 3rd, 1873. 
Beak and legs black ; iris dark hazel. 
Obtained out of a flock, near a small stream; there is no 
difference in their appearance from the common Sand Martin. 
CoTYLE CINCTA (Bodd.). 
S . Drakenberg, Natal, December 19th, 1873. 
Beak and legs black; iris dark hazel. 
A summer migrant apparently, as I only saw them on our 
return journey; they were not particularly abundant, a few 
pairs only being seen together in this one spot. 
Dicrtjrus musicus, V. 
S • Transvaal, July 1st, 1873. 
Beak and legs black ; iris dark red. 
Very common from the north of Pretoria into the Matabili 
