Birds' Ey<js in tJie Transcaal .Vn. ■<('!( in. ^1 



Shes. 17-i) X 13-9 ; 17-9 X 13-1) ; 18-5 x I'M) mm. 

 The Cuckoo's egg is a roundctl oval, of smooth texture and 

 rather highly-glossed surface. 

 Colour. White. 

 Size. 2(S'^^ X 23-0 mm. 



238. AcROCErHALUs B.ETICATUS (VieilL). (African Reed- 

 Warbler.) 



1. Clutch 3: 12.1.02. Potchefstroom, Transvaal: 



e coll. Austin Roberts. 



2. Clutch 3 : 21. 1.02. Same locality and collection. 



3. „ 2 : 23. 12. 00. Kilgobbin, Howick, Natal : 

 same collection. 



Shape slightly tapering oval : texture smootli and surface 

 well glossed. 



Colour. There is not much variatioi). In clutches 1 and 2 

 the ground-colour is white, but in clutch 3 is laintly tinged 

 with pale green. 



In all the shells are splashed and speckled all over with 

 superficial markings of medium olive-green and sub-surface 

 markings of a slatish-grey ap[)earance. The markings are 

 more numerous towards the obtuse end. 

 Sizes. Max. length 19*3 mm. 



Min. „ 17-4 „ 



Mean „ (of 8) 18-13 ,, 

 Max. breadth 141) 

 Min. „ 13-0 „ 



Mean „ (of 8) 13-43 „ 



294. TuRDUS LITSIPSIRUPA (A. Sui.). (Garden-scraper 

 Thrush.) 



1. Clutch 3 : no date. Matabeleland : taken by C. Wilde. 



2. „ 3: 23.10.02. Potchefstroom, Transvaal: e 

 coll. Austin Roberts. 



Not much difference between the clutches. Shaj)e ovate ; 

 texture smooth ; surface slightly glossy, the second clutch 

 having more gloss. 



Clutch 1. Ground-colour white, with a tinge of green 

 spotted with small s})Ots, uo larger than a pin's head, of 



