180 Mr. G. C. Shortridge on Birds from 



30. Motacilla vidua Suncl. ; Stark, i. p. 255. 



(1) 17.2.02. S- Iris dark brown ; bill and legs black. 



(2) 3.3.02. $ . 



Very plentiful in the district of St. Johns, but never 

 found far from running water. These birds often collect in 

 flocks of about ten towards the evening, but go about in 

 pairs during the day-time. 



31. Motacilla longicauda Riipp. ; Stark, i. p. 257. 



(1) 17.11.01. ?. Iris dark hazel; legs light slate- 

 coloured ; bill black, lower mandible beneath slate- 

 coloured. In the stomach, small water-insects and 

 their larvae. 

 Resident and met with in pairs, but not frequenting the 

 small forest-streams. On Dec. 17, 1901, a nest with three 

 eggs was obtained. It was built on a ledge of some rocks 

 overhanging a small stream in the thick bush. 



32. Motacilla cafensis Linn.; Stark, i. p. 259. 



(1) 11.2.02. ? . Iris dark brown; legs and bill black. 



(2) 25.0.02. $ . 



Resident and very common ; more or less gregarious, 

 except in the nesting-season. It does not generally frequent 

 water, but is often seen feeding in flocks on ploughed land 

 and among cattle. A nest with three eggs was obtained on 

 Oct. 10, 1902. 



33. Promerops gurneyi Yerreaux ; Stark, i. p. 273. 

 (1) 15.G.02. <$ . Iris hazel ; bill and legs black. 



This bird is resident, but rather local, frequenting the 

 sugar-trees on the tops of the hills and apparently in- 

 creasing in numbers during the winter months. The males 

 seem to be much more plentiful than the females. 



[This species has not previously been recorded within the 

 limits of Cape Colony. — W. L. S.] 



31. IS t ectarima famosa (Linn.) ; Stark, i. p. 276. 

 Three males and two females, 4.5.02. Iris black-brown ; 

 bill black ; legs black. 



Not plentiful near St. Johns. 



