BIRD LIFE 231 



Alseonax' (Khistus—Dtislij Ili/catcJier. I have occasion- 

 ally met with this tlycatchei* in the (iiant's Castle Game 

 Reserve, hut never in Basutoland. 1 once found a nest 

 huilt on a cliff about fifteen feet from the ground ; it was 

 beautifully constructed of fine grass, fibre and hair, and 

 lined with feathers. It contained three eggs of a pale- 

 greenish blue, covered with rust coloured spots, Eggs 

 are laid during October and November. 



Batis capensis — C«pe Flycatcher. Common in the 

 bushes on the Natal side of the Drakensberg. They lay 

 from two to three bluish white eggs, which are spotted 

 and blotched with brown. The breeding season is Octo- 

 ber and November. 



Tchitrea paradisea — Paradise Flycatcher. Fairly 

 common in the bush of the Game Reserve; the eggs are 

 laid in October or November. 



PeUcinius zeylonus — Bakhaliiri Bush Shrike. Very 

 common on both sides of the mountains ; its cheery call 

 is one of the familiar sounds of the Drakensberg. The 

 nest is rather difficult to locate, being built in thick 

 scrub. The eggs, three in number, are blue, spotted with 

 browTi, and are laid during October and November. 



Dryoscopus cuhla — Lesser Pujf-hack Shrike. Common 

 in the bush on the Natal side of the Drakensberg, but not 

 met with in Basutoland. 



Lanins collar is — Fiscal Shrike. Never met with in 

 Basutoland, and by no means common in the Game Re- 

 serve. The breeding season is August to December. 



Heterocorax capensis — African Rook. Very common 

 in the Giant's Castle Game Reserve, where I have found 

 a large number of nests. They lay from three to five 

 eggs, white thickly blotched and spotted Avith reddish 

 brown. The nest is built in a tree or krantz, and very 

 strongly put together with sticks and grass, with a lining 

 of horsehair and fine grass. These birds are also found 

 on the Basutoland side. 



Corvultnr alhicollis — White-necked Raven. Common 

 on both sides of the Drakensberg. I have not found a 

 nest. 



