12 Major R. Sparrow on the 



nest of P. moUtor (White-flanked Flycatcher), but is larger 

 and flatter, and is composed o£ the ends of small twigs and 

 weeds strengthened by twine and cobwebs and covered 

 externally with lichen. It is lined with lichen and leaf-stalks. 

 The clutch consists of two eggs only, of a white ground-colour 

 covered and blotched all over with dark brown. 



20. Laniarius quadricolor. (Four-coloured Bush-Shrike.) 

 The eggs found by me were of a blue ground, spotted, 



chiefly at the larger end, with pale brown, and resembled the 

 eggs of D. ferruglneus (Greater Puflf-back Shrike). Its 

 nests are built in dense thickets and are very difficult to 

 find. It lays in the early part of December. 



[In vol. ii. of Stark and Sclater's ' Birds of South Africa,' 

 at p. 36, Mr. Millar, a thoroughly reliable observer, describes 

 the eggs as being " white delicately marked with grey- 

 brown streaks and splashes at the obtuse end;" so it would 

 appear that the eggs of this bird are subject to variation. — 

 A. Haagner.] 



21. Andropadus impoetunus. (Sombre Bulbul.) 



The clutch consists of two eggs of a pale cream ground- 

 colour, with a few lines and spots of yellowish brown, usually 

 forming a ring at the large end. It lays in November. 



22. Chlorocichla flaviventris. (Yellow-bellied Bulbul.) 

 Clutch usually two eggs, which resemble those of Phyllo- 



strophus capensis (Capo Bristle-necked Bulbul), and can 

 generally only be distinguished from them by their larger 

 size. This species lays in November and December. 



23. Bradypterus bab^cula. (Babbling Reed-Warbler.) 

 This bird does not lay until the end of November or the 



beginning of December in Natal. I have never found more 

 than two eggs in a clutch. 



24. Prinia iiypoxantha. (Saffron - breasted Wren - 

 Warbler.) 



This species makes a deep purse-shaped nest, composed 

 entirely of a broad seedy grass, some of which is stitched 

 to the nearest leaves. The entrance is near the top. It 



