84 Mr. J. A. Bucknill on South African 



1. Clutch 2 + one egg of Cucvhis solkarivs (Red-chested 



Cuckoo) : Nov. 1897. Grahamstown, Ca])e Colony : 

 e coll. R. H. Ivy. 



2. One egg + one egg of same Cuckoo : Nov. 1900. Same 



locality and collection. 



3. Clutch 2 : Jan. 1906. ■^ 



4. One egg : Feb. 1896. > Same locality and collection. 



5. Clutch 2 : Jan. 1904.3 



Shape of Thrushes' eggs is elongated oval ; texture smooth 

 and surface glossy. 



In clutch 1 the eggs are pure white in ground-colour, with 

 faint pin-pricks of tiny spots of brown, which in one of the 

 eggs forms a verij small faint cap at the obtuse end. 



Jn clutch 2 the egg has a very faint tinge of pale blue 

 with no markings. 



In clutch 3 one egg has a distinct blue tinge without 

 markings, and the other is white, rather strongly rashed with 

 reddish-brown markings. 



In clutch 4 the egg is not remarkable ; white. 



In clutch 5 one egg is white, without marks, and one 

 marked rather strongly. 



Sizes. Clutch 1 : 28-6x20'6 ; 28-5 x 20-7 mm. 

 „ 2: 26-6 X 19-7 

 „ 3: 28-0 X 20-5; 27-4 x 20-8 „ 

 „ 4: 27-3 X 20-3 „ 



„ 5: 28-7 X 20-5 ; 29'8x20-5 „ 



The Cuckoos' ©ggs ^^^ of elongated shape, smooth texture, 

 r.nd very high gloss. 



The colour is a fine clear biownisli-olive chocolate, but in 

 the egg with clutch 2 there is no olive colour ajjparent. 



Sizes. 25-2 x 186 ; 25-0 x 19-3 mm. 



301. MoNTicoLA ExrLORATOR (Vicill.). (Sentinel Rock 

 Thrush.) 



1. Clutch 2 : Dec. 1904. Grahamstown, Cape Colony : 



e coll. R. H. Ivy. 



2. One egg : Nov. 1895. Same locahty and collection. 



:',. Clutch 3: 16.10.04. Pretoria, Transvaal: e coll. 

 Austin Roberts. 



