88 Mr. J. A. Bucknill on South African 



Elongated oval ; texture smooth and surface not liigldy 

 glossed. 



Colour. Ground-colour a rufous yellowish fawn-white. 

 The shell splashed with ill-defined and semiconfluent reddish 

 patches o£ vai'ving shades, most of the markings lying at the 

 obtuse end. 



Sizes. 25-0 x lG-8 ; 22-G x 16-5 ; 22-8 x lG-0 mm. 



328. Taksiger sili:xs (Shaw). (Silent Bush Robin.) 

 A good many clutches. 



1. Clutch 3 : 2-2. 10. 02. Potchefstroom, Transvaal : 



e coll. Austin Roberts. 



2. Clutch 3: 2G. 11. 02, with one egg of Coceijstea jaco- 



hinus (Black-and-AVhitc Cuckoo). Same locality and 

 collection. 



3. Clutch 3 : 28. 9. 05. Grahamstown, Cai)e Colony : 



e coll. R. H. Ivy. 



4. Clutch 2 : Ort. 1905. -^ 



5. „ 2 : Sept. 1899. [- Same locality and collection. 

 G. „ 2 : Dec. 1905.3 



7. One egg : no date. Same locality and collection as 



clutches 1 and 2. 

 There is no substantial variation in these eggs. 

 They are of oval shape ; smooth texture and a pleasant 

 glossy though not bright surface. 



Colour. The ground-colour is a very pale dirty whitish- 

 green, and the whole shell is almost entirely covered and 

 suffused with ill-defined and confluent superficial wash 

 markings of a huffish light and dark brown. 

 Sizes. Max. length 23'3 mm. 

 „ breadth 19'5 ,, 

 Min. length IG-G „ 

 „ breadth 15*6 „ 

 Tlie eo-o- of Coccystes jacohiuus (Black-and-White Cuckoo) 

 in clutch No. 2 is a slightly tapering oval in shape ; smooth 

 texture and bright glossy surface. 

 Colour. A delicate ])ure white. 

 Size. 28-0 X 21-7 mm. 



