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shaped nest of mud, usually against a beam in an outhouse, 

 linino- it with wool and feathers. 



Breeding season October to January. 



Eggs three to four, small and of a pure white colour. 



Black Rough-winged Swallow {Psalidoprocne holo- 

 melcena). — Confined to certain parts of the district. It 

 bores a hole in the sand-bank of a river, usually about three 

 feet deep, and in this hole it lays its eggs, which are laid 

 during September to January and are two in number and 

 pure white. 



Rock-Martix (Ptyonoprocne fuUgida). — Common in cer- 

 tain parts of the district. It builds a cup-shaped nest of 

 mud under the eaves of a roof or under an overhano[inof 

 rock. 



Breeding season October to February. 



It lays three cream-coloured eggs spotted with brown. 



White-bellied Swift {Cypselus afrimnus). — Common in 

 one or two localities in summer. I have not found any of 

 their nests. 



White-rumped Swift, (Q/p5g/i<s cafer). — Very common 

 in the summer. It lays in the nests of the Swallows. 

 Breeding season October to Februai-y. 

 It lays two pure white eggs. 



Orange-thkoated Longclaw [Macronyx cape7isis). — 

 Common in the zuurveld or high veld. It builds a cup- 

 shaped nest of grass, lined with fine fibre and hair, under a 

 tuft of grass or shrub. 



Breeding season September to January. 



It lays three greyish eggs spotted and blotched with 

 brown. 



Tawny Pipit {AntJms rufuhis). — Very common on the 

 open flats, where it builds a cup-shaped nest of grass and 

 rootlets, lined with hair, under a tuft of grass. 



Breeding season October to February. 



It hays three greyish eggs mottled with brown. 



