398 Mr. T. Ayres on the Ornithology oj Transvaal. 



[The adult male sent agrees in coloration with the descrip- 

 tion of that sex given by Mr. Sharpe in 'The Ibis^ for 1870, 

 p. 224. The older female has the forehead and cere sprinkled 

 with minute particles of greenish yellow dust, which prevents 

 the forehead from presenting an appearance of pure black ; 

 otherwise this female does not differ in coloration from the 

 male. The younger female differs in having all the black fea- 

 thers en the crown of the head slightly edged with greenish 

 yellow, which is more conspicuous towards the forehead than 

 towards the nape ; the feathers of the chin and throat have 

 black centres, with greenish yellow edges ; and many of the 

 yellow feathers of the upper breast also have black centres, 

 which are most conspicuous in the feathers, nearest the throat. 

 —J. H. G.] 



328. JuiDA PHtENicoPTERA, Swaius. Flame-shouldered 

 Grakle. 



Male and female. Irides orange ; bill, tarsi, and feet 

 black. 



This is the commonest of the Grakles ; the whole country 

 about Hustenburg is alive with them. 



JuiDA MORio (Daud.). Roupenne Grakle. 



This is also a very common species in the Rustenburg dis- 

 trict, feeding on the various berries with which the bush 

 abounds. 



DiLOPHUS CARUNcuLATUS (Gmcl.). Grey Starling. 

 This species is not uncommon, and is often seen in company 

 with Juida phosnicoptera. 



Fiscus coLLARis (Linn.). Fiscal Shrike. 

 This is one of the commonest birds all over the Magalies- 

 bergen, where it is to be met with either singly or in pairs. 



329. Fiscus suBcoRONATUs (Smith). Coronetted Shrike. 

 Male, shot at Potchefstroom 23rd of March. 



Urolestes cissoides (Licht.) . Long-tailed Shrike. 



This is a somewhat local species ; here and there amongst 

 the bushy hills one may come across a small company of 

 these Shrikes. 



