OG Messr?, A. Haagnor and R. IT. Ivy on the 



justice to Major Sparrow, we must draw attention to the fact 

 that other members o£ the genus hiy eggs o£ both shades, so 

 there is no reason why olive-green eggs of this species should 

 not occasionally occur. A nest taken on 7th January was 

 built in a hollow of an overhanging tree-trunk.* 



[One egg from Grrahamstown is of a regular "ora/" shape, of 

 a uniform chestnut-russet-brown [very near to liidgw. N. C. 

 pi. iii. no. 16 (1886)]. It is highly glo«sed and measures 

 23 X 18 mm. Fig. 7, Plate III. (H. a.)] 



116. CossYPHA CAFFRA (Linn.). Cape Robin Chat. 

 Common. 



117. CossYPHA siGNATA, Sundev. Brown Robin Chat. 

 Not uncommon in the thick bush. a. Juv. ? , Jan. 1906. 

 The young bird has the top of the head and back of a 



spotted appearance, owing to the feathers (which have a 

 rufous tinge) having black tips ; these are so broad on the 

 forehead and crown as to give these regions a much darker 

 appearance than the rest of the plumage. The primaries are 

 darker than those of the adult, but have similar white 

 markings. Breast of a streaky smeared appearance, owing to 

 many of the feathers being tipped and edged with sooty 

 black — this is so profuse on the upper chest as to form a 

 broad indistinct band, — becoming sparsely scattered towards 

 the belly. Only the outer tail-feathers have white tips, and 

 the bird is smaller than the adult. Two clutches of each 

 three eggs, taken in January 1006, were greenish white, 

 covered with pink-grey blotches, chiefly at the obtuse end. 



118. Tarsiger stellatus (Vieill.). White-starred Bush 

 Robin. 



Very rare. One specimen, December 1895. 



119. Tarsiger silens (Shaw). 

 Common. 



120. Erythropygia leucophrys (Vieill.). White-browed 

 Ground Robin. 



Common. A bird of the open bush. 



* We have since taken eggs wliich are of a decided greenish tinge. 



