286 Mr. T. Ayres on the Ornithology of Transvaal. 
appear in Transvaal. One specimen sent was shot on the 16th 
of August, 1877, being one of the first individuals that 
arrived ; the other specimen sent was shot on the 21st of 
J anuary. 
•^Hirundo rustica, Linn. Chimney-Swallow. 
Male, shot 13th March. 
Male, shot 3rd November, then in small flights. 
[Both these specimens appear to he adult: that shot on 
13th March is in full plumage, with the vinous tint on the 
underparts below the pectoral collar well developed; the 
other, killed on 3rd November, appears to be moulting, and 
is much less richly coloured both above and below, the 
absence of the vinous tint on the under surface being espe¬ 
cially noticeable and almost complete; the external pair of 
rectrices are of the full length in both individuals.—J. H. G.] 
CoTYLE ciNCTA (Bodd.). Browu-collarcd Martin. 
Sex uncertain, shot at Potchefstroom, 19th April. 
Anthoscopus capensis (Gmel.). Cape Dwarf Tit. 
Shot 15th May, on the rocky ranges near Potchefstroom. 
Stomach contained a species of smooth-skinned caterpillar. 
These birds are found on the scrubby hill-ranges, creeping 
and hopping actively about the leaves and tips of the 
mimosas. 
Sylvietta rufescens (Vieill.). Short-tailed Bush- 
Warbler. 
This species, according to my brother, is not at all un¬ 
common in the Marico district; and Mr. Lucas found it plen¬ 
tiful in S wart-Euggens and Eustenberg district. 
Eremomela FLAViVENTRis (Burch.). Yellow-bellied Bush- 
W arbler. 
Male. Total length 4^ inches, bill ^ (barely), tarsus -1|, 
wing 2^, tail 1^. Irides bright hazel; bill dusky, but 
rather pale on the under mandible towards the gape; tarsi 
and feet dusky, nearly black. 
This species frequents the rocky ranges near Potchefstroom. 
[The above measurements of the male bird are all, with 
the exception of the bill, a little larger than those of the 
