Birds of Albany Division, Cape Colony. 99 



" short ovate shape, the ground-colour being light greenish-buff 

 with small spots of blackish and slightly larger ones of light 

 and dark lavender forming an indistinct zone; these spots are 

 fairly evenly distributed over the rest of the shell, leaving 

 the slightly glossed ground-colour conspicuous. They 

 measure 2^'6 x 18 mm." Fig. 6, Plate III. (H. G.)] 



132. Graucalus cesius (Licht.). Grey Cuckoo Shrike. 

 Found in Albany sparingly during the months of November 



to May. It frequents the top branches of high forest trees. 



133. *CoTiLE PALUDICOLA (VieilL). South African Sand 

 Martin. 



Not uncommon. 



134. *Ptyonoprogne fuligula (Licht.). Rock Martin. 

 Common. It builds sometimes in caves. 



135. HiRUNDO RUSTiCA, Linn. European Swallow. 

 Common migrant. 



136. HiRUNDO ALBiGULARis, Strickl. White - throated 

 Swallow. 



Common. 



137. HiRUNDO DiMiDiATA, Suudev. Pearl - breasted 

 Swallow. 



Common. 



138. HiRUNDO cucuLLATA, Bodd. Larger Stripe-breasted 

 Swallow. 



Very common. These Swallows only left Grahamstown 

 on 25th July, 1906, with the next species. 



139. HiRUNDO PUELLA, Temui. & Schl. Smaller Stripe- 

 breasted Swallow. 



Very common. 



140. *Petrochelidon spilodera (Sundev.). South 

 African Cliff Swallow. 



Fairly common. 



141. *PSALIDOPROONE HOLOMEL^NA (Suudev.). 



Fairly common. In the Albany District the nest is 

 invariably made of Ptylandsia (old-man's-beard moss), 



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