86 Mr. J. A, Bucknill on South African 



306. Pratincola tokquata (L.). (South African Stone 

 Chat.) 



Several clutches. 



1. Clutch 2 : no date. Pretoria, Transvaal : taken by 



L. V. Blerk. 



2. Clutch 3 : Nov. 1895. Grahamstown, Cape Colony : 



e coll. R. H. Ivy. 



3. Clutch 2 : Jan. 1905. Same locality and collection as 



No. 2 clutch. 



4. Clutch -4 : 7.9.00. Kilgobbin, Howick, Natal : ecoll. 



Austin Roberts. 

 These eggs vary very little and are much like those of 

 PratincolcuruhicoJa (European Stone Chat.) 



Of rounded oval shape; smooth and not very glossy surface. 

 Colour. Ground-colour a pale bluish-green. The eggs are 

 more or less freely spotted with spots of pale rufous yellow- 

 brown; in some the spots are very few, in others well defined, 

 whilst there is a slight tendency to zone at the obtuse end. 

 Sizes. Max. length 19'8 mm. 

 Min. „ 18-4 ,, 

 Max. breadth 14' 7 „ 

 Min. „ 14-0 „ 



307. Saxicola moxticola (Vicill.). (Mountain Chat.) 

 Clutch 3 : 6. 12. 02. Potchefstruom, Transvaal : e coll. 



Austin Roberts. 



Shape oval ; texture smooth and surface dull. 



Colour. Ground-colour pale green ; superficial spots and 

 small splashes of rusty red and sub-surface markings of lilac- 

 grey ; most of these markings are on the obtuse end and 

 they have a tendency to zone in all three eggs. 



Sizes. 23-5 x 16-0 : 22-0 x 16-4 ; 21-5 x 1 6*4 mm. 



[Note. — There are two other eggs reputed to belong to 

 this species in the collection, one without date from Potchef- 

 stroom, and the other taken in Marcli at Springfontein, 

 Orange River Colony : e coll. R. H. Ivy. Although very 

 much similar in colour to the clutch described they are so 

 much bigger that I am inclined to doubt their identity. 

 Thf^v measure 23*7 x 17-S and 24*5 X 18*0 mm.] 



