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higher trees, constantly shifting their position.” We have received 
specimens from Mr. Moffat at Kuruman and from Mr. Atmore from 
Hopetown. We have also seen specimens of Mr. Ayres’ collecting 
both in Natal and the Transvaal. Mr. Barratt has recently met 
with it in the Lydenburg district. 
Mr. Andersson says :—‘“‘ This species is sparingly met with on the 
borders of the Orange River, whence it extends southwards to the 
Cape, where it is very numerous. It is of a most inquisitive nature, 
and seems to court the neighbourhood of man. It is very lively in 
its movements, either hopping and gliding amongst bushes and 
plants, or running along the ground with astonishing swiftness, 
generally accompanying all such movements by rapid expansions 
and depressions of its tail and wings. The male sings very 
pleasantly ; and his notes have been likened to the following 
differently intoned syllables, jan—fredric —dric — drie— fredric, 
whence its colonial name of ‘ Jan frédric.’ ” 
Above, cinereous brown, inclining to rufous on the back and 
shoulders; rump deep rufous; wings and two centre feathers of 
tail, dark-brown ; the rest deep rufous, more or less edged and 
tipped with dark-brown ; a white line extends from the forehead 
over the eye; space between the eye and the bill, and ears black ; 
throat, breast, and chin, orange; the rest of the under parts bluish- 
grey, inclining to white in the centre of the belly, and rufous on 
the vent ; bill and legs black ; iris dark hazel (Ayres). Length, 7”; 
wing, 3’ 9'’’; tail, 3” 3””. 
Fig. le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. pl. 111. 
209. CossyPHA BOCAGII. Bocage’s Chat-Thrush. 
This species forms another of the many interesting novelties for 
which we are indebted to the discoveries of Senor Anchieta, who 
procured the original type at Biballa in Mossamedes, where it is 
called, along with C. natalensis, “ Maxoxolo.” He says that it arrives 
from the interior and it may, therefore, be looked for in the more 
northern portions of South-Hastern Africa. 
This bird will also be figured in the forthcoming work of Prof. 
Barborza du Bocage, to whom we are indebted for the loan of the 
original specimen, of which the following is a description. It has 
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