Birdii' Jl!t/;/.< ill the Trdii.^rdid ^fll.■ielnn. •'^5 



Sliapo clono-ated oval ; tcxturo smootli. Tn 1 snrrac(> lias 



sonic oioss ; in 2 it is dull ; and in clutch 3 a good deal of oloss. 



Clutches 1 and 2 are white with a faint tinoo of blue, but 



clutch 3 are pale blue like the colour of eggs of &liirniis 



vnlifurh (English Starling). 



Size^. Clutch 1. 27-4 X 20-0; 2G-3 x 20-4 mm. 

 „ 2. 28-0 X 20-0 mm. 

 „ 3. 23-9 X 18-3 ; 23-8 x 184 ; 24-3 x 18-4 mm. 



304. Myrmecocichla fohmicivora (VieilL). (Ant-eating 

 Chat.) 



Clutch 4: 8.10.03. Potchefstroom, Transvaal: e coll. 



Austin Rol)erts. 

 Shape oval ; texture smooth and surface with no gloss. 

 (\>lour. White. 

 Sizes. 24-8 X 18-8 mm. 



23-3 X 18-0 „ 



23-4 X 18-0 „ 



23-9 X 18-5 „ 



305. Mykmecocichla bifasciata (Tem.). (Bull'-streaked 

 Chat.) 



1. Clutch 3 : 19. 10. 02. Claremont, Xatal : o coll. 



Austin Roberts. 



2. One egg: 26.11.03. Bushman's River, Natal : ecoll. 



Major Sparrow. 



Shape an elongated oval : smooth texture and surface not 

 glossy. 



Clutch 1. In tw^o of the eggs the ground-colour is white 

 with a tinge of green ; in the third ecrg the ground-colour 

 is white. The eggs are profusely spotted with ill-defined 

 and partially confluent rusty brown markings, which chiefly 

 appear at the obtuse end , under-surface markings show as 

 a faint slate-colour. In one of the first two eggs the lower 

 end is almost free from spots. 



The Bushman's River egg is like the first two of clutch 1, 

 though slightly larger. 



Sizes. Clutch 1. (a) 23-3 x If.-.S mm. 

 (h) 23-4 xl7() ,. 

 (r) 24-0 X 10-9 „ 



l>u.-hman'> River ('•!"" 2r)-4xl(rl „ 



