52 Some Afncoii 'Jlinishcs. 



north of the ( Jranj^e River, and probably ranges up to British 

 East Africa. 



Dcscripiion : Upper parts : throat, upper breast, and 

 flanks dark slatey-brown ; chin, and u])])er throat pale grey, 

 streaked with brown; abdomen dull orange and chestnut; bill, 

 feet, and legs yellowish. Size 9.5ins. Its habits are exactly 

 the same as those of the last two s])ecies. 



Turdiis litsitsinif'a. The Ground-scraper Thrush, so 



named from its habit of scratching amongst dead leaves in 

 search of insects, is in colour much more like our English 

 Thrushes. It is about the size of the Redwing, but in colour 



PJioto by W. Shore Baily. F.ZS. 

 Ground-scraper Thrush. 



r-nd shape is more like the Mistle-Thrush. According to Stark 

 it is a South African species, but it has evidently a much wider 

 range than this, as I have recently received some clutches of 

 eggs taken in Northern Uganda. This bird is rarely imported, 

 and my pair is the only one I have seen. As previously men- 

 tion in Bird Notes, they nested here last Spring. The nest 



