ROBINS 101 



nest taken on January 5, in the Featherstone Valley, 

 near Grahamstown, was built at the extremity of a 

 low branch overhanging the river, and contained two 

 of the Bulbul's eggs, and one of " Coccystes serratus" 



FIG. 78. Sombre Bulbul at nest. (Four Cuckoo eggs in nest besides 



its own.) 



ROBINS. 



The commonest member of the Kobin-Chats is the 

 " Cape " species (Cossyplia caffrd) called the Cape Eobin 

 or Jan Fredric by the Colonials. 



It is olive-brown above, the ramp region and tail 

 (except the two centre feathers) being rufous ; a white 

 eyebrow ; sides of face black ; throat and chest, and under 

 tail-coverts bright rufous, the centre of abdomen whitish ; 

 remainder of under-surface slate-grey. 



This bird is fairly generally distributed throughout 



