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white, very rough in texture, and measure 25 and 27 x l9 mm. 

 The youno- n ben they leave the nest are brown like those o£ 

 C. jardinei. Parties of these birds often attract attention by 

 their harsh choruses, which may be likened to, first a single 

 note, then two, followed by grating notes like " churra, 

 cburra, churra/''' in which a number of individuals join in. 



Ground-scraper Thrash (Geociehla litsitsirupa). — The 

 Kurrichaine Thrush was found only amongst the large trees 

 in the course of the gully and on the Northern, lower, edge 

 of the pan. Nests were seen at several places in November, 

 but none contained eggs. The Latin name must have been 

 borrowed from the natives, who very often name birds 

 after their call-notes, which is certainly well expressed in 

 the present case if the penultimate syllable is drau n out. 



Transvaal Rock Thrush (Monticola jn-etoriw). — Several 

 individuals were observed amongst the rocks of the pan, and 

 a young one secured on the stony ridge on the border of the 

 bush veld. I took the eggs of this s[)ecies in October 1904, 

 on the Magaliesberg, the nest was like that of Saa'icola 

 monticola, and placed under a stone on the hillside; and the 

 eggs are uniform light greenish blue, roundish in shape, and 

 measure 23'8-24"2x 18'2 mm. 



White-shouldered Robin Thrush {Cossyplia liumerall s) . — A 

 common, but shy bird in the scrub of the pan. 



Smith's Ground Robin {JErytliropygia pcend). — One of the 

 commonest birds in the more open scrub, often attracting 

 attention by its loud cries and excited gestures. Nests are 

 made in thick bunches of grass growing in patches of dwarfed 

 thorn-bushes, aud are cup-shaped. Eggs are two or three in 

 number and laid during October ; they are white thickly 

 covered with brownish-red and b.'ue-grey spots, and measure 

 19-5-20x14-15 mm. 



White-browed Ground Robin [Ergiliropijgia leiicophrys). — 

 A common species in the pan itself, but not observed out- 

 side. Nothing was learnt of its nesting habits, though search 

 was i'reciuently made. 



