certain South African Sirds. 29 



figured may be taken as fairly typical of those which the 

 authors have handled. 



The ground-colour is of a rather light bluish green with 

 spots of black, reddish brown, and lavender, from the size of 

 a medium pin's head downwards ; these spots are freely 

 scattered over the whole shell, but most numerous at the 

 obtuse end. The black spots are largely predominant. 



The surface is smooth and not very glossy. Shnpe from 

 "ovate" to " cylindical ovate." 



In size the maximum length of those measured was 

 37*0 mm. ; minimum length oOO mm. ; maximum breadth 

 25-2 mm. ; minimum breadth 22*0 mm. Mean length of 

 ten 33'9 mm. ; mean breadth often 236 mm. 



CoLius iNDicus, Lath. Red-faced Mouse-Bird. (PI. II. 

 fig. 4.) 



=:er}jthrumelonf Reichenow, Die Vogel Africas, vol. ii. 

 p. 208. 



The egg figured is one of a pair taken at Oatlands, Natal, 

 in December 1902, and is from the Jupp collection. The 

 egg of this bird does not seem to have been previously figured. 



The ground-colour is a light cream, with a few small 

 scribblings and some bolder spots of dark purplish brown 

 distributed over the whole surface, occurring, however, most 

 closely at the broader portion. 



The surface is veiy finely granulated and almost devoid of 

 any gloss. 



Sizes : 21-0 x IG-Q ; 21-1 x 16-0 mm. 



Apalis florisuga [Lcht.], Rchw. Yellow-bellied Bush- 

 Warbler. (PI. II. fig. 5.) 



Apalis florisuga, Rchw. Bd. iii. p. 610. 



CMorodyta neylecta, Alex., Scl. vol. ii. Birds of S. A. 



The egg figured is a single specimen from the Jupp col- 

 lection, taken in January 1904 at Blaauw Krantz in Enstern 

 Cape Colony. 



The ground-colour is a very light greenish white ; the 

 obtuse end is covered with round spots, from the size of a 

 small pin's head downwards, which are of a reddish-brown 



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