Port St. Johns, Pondoland. 187 



The first two specimens were found in dry grassy country 

 on the tops of hills, the latter two on swampy flats. 

 This is a common resident species. 



70. SpiTENffiACUs intermedins Shelley ; Stark, ii. p. 168. 

 (1) 6.9.02. ? . Iris dark red; legs light slaty blue; bill 



with the upper mandible dark brown, the lower 

 light slaty blue. 

 This bird is not common; it frequents marshy country 

 and is gregarious. 



71. Turdus guttatus Vigors ; Stark, ii. p. 172. 



(1) 7.2 02. Jr. Iris dark brown ; legs flesh-coloured ; bill 



slate-coloured, ridge of upper mandible black. 



(2) 8.9.02. (T . Bill pinkish slate-coloured. In the stomach, 



myriapoda. 



(3) 8.9.02. ? . 



Resident, but not plentiful, and very shy, seldom leaving 

 the thick undergrowth. It makes the same scratching noise 

 among the dead leaves as Tardus oliraceus, Phyllostrcpkus 

 capensis, and JEdonopsis signata. 



72. Turdus olivaoeus Linn. ; Stark, ii. p. 175. 



(1) 23.11.01. ^ . Iris dark brown; legs pale yellow; 



bill yellow, ridge of upper mandible black, in the 

 stomach, worms. 



(2) 23.12.01. £ . Iris hazel. In the stomach, orthoptera 



and cicadas. 

 This is a very common resident species. 



73. Monticola rupestris (Vieill.) ; Stark, ii. p. 181. 



(1) 3.1.02. $ . Iris hazel; bill black ; legs dark brown. 



In the stomach, orthoptera. 



(2) 3.6.02. ? . Bill slate-black. In the stomach, seeds of 



wild bananas. 

 This bird is plentiful, generally frequenting rocky situa- 

 tions. It is most common on the sea-coast. 



74. Pratincola torquata (Linn.) ; Stark, ii. p. 190. 



(1) 24.7.02. cJ. Iris dark brown; bill black ; legs black. 

 Not common, but occurs occasionally in the mimosa-bush 

 country. 



