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Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall on 
bird, ever on the move, and incessantly jerking its tail up 
and down as it runs rapidly about the rocks, among the 
inaccessible crevices of which it builds its nest. It is one of 
the finest song-birds we possess, both sexes having full, 
rich notes. It remains here throughout the year and feeds 
on beetles, ants, and the larvae of ant-lions. 
In the paper in ( The Ibis ’ mentioned above (1896, p. 242), 
this bird was referred to the subsp. T. subrufipennis Reich., 
but Capt. Shelley, who has kindly examined the specimens 
sent to the British Museum, tells me they are typical 
T. cinnamomeiveniris. 
28. Thamnol,ea shelleyi. (Shelley’s Bush-C!iat.) 
I observed several specimens of this fine Chat alighting on 
trees and stumps round the settlement at Hartley Hills, on 
the Urnfuli, in July 1895, but have not seen it elsewhere. 
29. Schcenicola apicalis. (Fan-tailed Reed-Warbler.) 
This curious little bird is not uncommon among the long 
grass and reeds in swampy places about Mazoe and Salisbury. 
Its flight is very weak and jerky, and it looks as though it 
were weighed down by its big broad tail, which is out of all 
proportion for so small a bird. 
30. Calamonastes fasciolatus. (Barred-breastedFantail.) 
This species is not very common, being somewhat secluded 
in its habits. It frequents low scrub, searching for small 
insects on the ground at the foot of the bushes, and is often 
difficult to flush. 
31. Apalis sp. inc. 
Mr. Swynnerton has obtained a single example of this 
species, which resembles A . thoracica in its general colouring, 
but has the vent lemon-yellow instead of rufous brown, 
lie subsequently saw another example near Salisbury, and I 
observed one at Mazoe. 
32. Sylviella rufescens. (Short-tailed Bush-Warbler.) 
A generally-distributed resident, but not very common. 
It frequents low trees, about which it creeps actively, 
searching for insects on the branches and leaves. 
