Birds of Albany Division, Cape Colony. 05 



107. Myrmecocichla formicivora (Vieill.). Ant-eating 

 Chat. 



Not uncommon on the high veld. 



108. Myrmecocichla bifasciata (Temm.). Buff- 

 streaked Chat. 



Common on the rocky hill-sides near Grahamstown. 



109. Pratincola torquata (Linn.). S. A. Stone-Chat. 

 Not connnon. 



110. Saxicola pileata (Gmel.). Capped Wheatear. 

 Not uncommon. 



111. Saxicola monticola (Vieill.). Mountain Chat. 

 Scarce. Upper Albany. 



112. Saxicola familiaris, Stephens. Familiar Chat. 

 Not uncommon. 



113. *Emarginata sinuata (Sundev.). Sickle-winged 

 Chat. 



Scarce in Albany. The eggs are of a somewhat blunt ovate 

 shape, the ground-colour being of a fairly light bluish-green 

 tint, with some small very faint greyish-buff' spots on the larger 

 end forming an indistinct cap. It is very slightly glossed and 

 measures 21'5 X 15 mm. Fig. 2, Plate III. (H. G.) 



114. Thamnol^a cinnamomeiventris (Lafr.). White- 

 shouldered Bush Chat. 



Fairly common on the krantzes in the Bush. The first 

 nest taken was at the Howieson's Poort on November 19th, 

 1892, with 3 eggs, which were similar to the specimen on the 

 coloured plate in this Journal, vol. ii. part 1. They seem to 

 invariably make use of old Swallows' nests. 



115. CossYPHA BICOLOR (Sparrm.). Noisy Robin Chat. 

 Fairly common in the thick bush, where its musical 



imitation of various bird-calls is quite a feature. Amongst 

 the birds imitated we heard the screech of the Crowned Hawk 

 Eagle. All eggs found by us were of a clear glossy 

 chocolate colour, although when hard-sat they take an olive 

 tinge, which could, however, hardly be called olive-green. In 



