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male. It was shot when seated on an ant-hill, at Lavusi, in 

 the Serenji district of North-east Rhodesia, in September, by 

 Dr. Stoehr, and was presented by him to the South African 

 Museum (Reg. no. 9272). 



Two other Chats, which I take to be the females of the 

 same species, are dark brown throughout above and below, 

 with a slight wash of chestnut-brown on the upper and under 

 tail-coverts. The quills below are bronzy brown, but there 

 is no trace of the white shoulders. 



One of these is labelled " $ . Iris brown ; bill and legs 

 black. On Dambo, sitting on ant-hills. Flight undulating. 

 Chatwatiie, nr. Serenji, Sept. '05." The other, "$. Iris 

 brown ; bill and legs black. Nr. Mpika, Oct. '05." Both 

 were procured by Dr. Stoehr, of the Geodetic Survey, and 

 were presented by him to the South African Museum. 



This species differs from M. formicivora (Ant-eating Chat) 

 in the black coloration of the male and the entire absence of 

 white on the wing-quills. Its correct name cannot be ascer- 

 tained without further examination and comparison. 



30G. Pratincola torquata. (South African Stone- 

 Chat.) 



(a) (b) i . Serenji, July '05. 



309. Saxicola pileata livingstonii. (Livingstone's 

 Wheatear.) 



(a) ? . Lavusi, nr. Serenji, Sept. '05. 



314. Saxicola falkensteini. (Falken stein's Chat.) 

 (a-d) $ 9 . Chiromwe, Oct. '03. 

 (e). BCs, May '04. 

 (/). Serenji, July '05. 



318. Thamnol^a cinnabiomeiventris. (White-shouldered 

 Bush Chat.) 



(a) i . Chiromwe, Oct. '03. 



(6) $ . BC2, July '04. 



Wherever there are rocks, there are plenty of these birds 

 exploring the cracks for beetles. In one place, where the 



