288 Mr. T. Ayres on the Ornithology of Transvaal. 



Crateropus bicolor, Jard. Pied Babbling Thrush. 



On the Upper Limpopo, above Vlei Poort, I saw several 

 flocks of this species in June and July 1885, and almost 

 always found a single bird, or a pair, of Laniarius coccineiis 

 in their company, and hunting with them on the ground for 

 their insect diet. 



378. Lamprocolius sycobius, Peters. Peters^s Glossy 

 Thrush. 



Male, river Limpopo, 3rd July, 1884'. 



This beautiful Grakle is plentiful during our winter about 

 some parts of the river Limpopo. 



Lamprotornis australis. Smith. BurchelPs Glossy 

 Thrush. 



Burcheirs Glossy Thrush is the commonest of the Grakles 

 on the river Limpopo, and next to it, in point of numbers, 

 comes Lamprocolius phcenicopterus -, both species are very 

 shy and difficult to get within range of, but both may often 

 be seen feeding on the ground in company, frequently also 

 together with Francolins and other birds. 



BurchelFs Glossy Thrush is very handsome when in good 

 plumage, and' is furnished with ample wings and tail ; its 

 flight is much more heavy than that of most of the other 

 Grakles. 



[On comparing four males of Lamprotornis australis with 

 four females, all obtained by Mr. Ayres near the river 

 Limpopo, I observe that the males are considerably the larger ; 

 taking the largest specimen of each sex, I find the following 

 differences of size : — 



Glossy Thrush. 



[This species, as well as the nearly allied P. verreauxi re- 

 corded in 'The Ibis,' 1884, p. 228, occurs in the Rustenburg 



