Mr. T. Ayres on Trans- Vaal Ornithology. 155 



[Out of seven specimens sent by Mr. Ayres, only one showed 

 the fully developed bluish-grey cap peculiar to the male in 

 breeding.plumage. — J. H. G.] 



94. BuDYTES MELANOCEPHALA (Licht.). Black-hcaded Yel- 

 low Wagtail. 



[A male with a fully developed black head was sent by Mr. 

 Ayres with the seven specimens of B. flava. In common with 

 many other naturalists, he does not appear to consider this form 

 specifically distinct. — J. H. G.] 



95. (L. 221.) MoTAciLLA AGUiMP, Tcmm. Widow Wag- 

 tail. 



This Wagtail is not nearly so plentiful as M. capensis; it 

 is almost always found in pairs, usually near rivers, and 

 often where cattle have been lying during the night, where 

 it catches the insects that are attracted by the cow-dung. 



It is generally distributed, but rather more plentifully along 

 the Vaal River than elsewhere. 



96. (L. 192.) Saxicola INFUSCATA, Smith. Fuscous Wheat- 

 ear. 



Total length 7| inches, bill 1, tarsus 1 j, wings 4^, tail 4^ ; 

 iris dusky ; bill, tarsi and feet black. 



I saw two specimens near the Vaal River, one of which I 

 killed ; its stomach contained a single Locust, which it had 

 swallowed nearly whole ; it had all the appearance of a Fly- 

 catcher, as it sat upon the upper twigs of a low bush, and some- 

 what of the Flycatcher's wavering flight when it left the bush 

 and settled on the ground close by, apparently in search of some 

 insect. 



97. (L. 200.) Saxicola siNUATA, Sundev. Sundevall's Wheat- 

 ear. 



Female. — Iris dusky ; bill, tarsi, and feet black. 



I shot this Chat on the open plains, some thirty miles from 

 Potchefstroom. It was on stony ground; and I put it up twice 

 or thrice, when it invariably settled on some small stone. The 

 stomach contained insects. 



