188 Mr. G. C. Shortridge on Birds from 



75. Saxicola familiaris Stephens; Stark, ii. p. 201. 



(1) 27.1.02. (J. Iris dark brown; legs black; bill dark 



brown. In the stomach, coleoptera. 

 Found on the tops of the hills, but not plentiful. 



76. Cossypha bicolor (Spamii.) ; Stark, ii. p. 209. 



(1) 9.12.02. S- Ins hazel; bill black; legs flesh- 



coloured. In the stomach, insects. 



(2) 28.1.02. ? . 



(3) 28.9.02. 6. Legs bluish flesh-coloured. In the 



stomach, coleoptera. 

 Not plentiful, and usually heard only at dusk. It fre- 

 quents the dense woods, and often imitates the cry of the 

 Emerald Cuckoo. 



77. Cossypha caffra (Linn.); Stark, ii. p. 213. 



(1) 25.8.02. $. Iris black-brown ; bill black; legs dark 



brown. 

 A rare bird in the St. Johns district. 



78. Cossypha signata Sund.; Stark, ii. p. 215. 



(1) 7.1.02. ?. Iris hazel; bill black; legs flesh- 



coloured. In the stomach, coleoptera and other 

 insects. 



(2) 8.9.02. <$ . Legs bluish flesh-coloured ; iris dark 



brown. 

 Resident, but not plentiful ; often seen in company with 

 Phyllostrephus capensis, but more shy. 



79. Tarsiger silens (Shaw); Stark, ii. p. 219. 



(1) 22.7.02. ? . Iris hazel; legs and bill black. In the 



stomach, insects. 



(2) 2G.7.02. ? . Iris dark brown. 



This bird is common during the winter months in the 

 scrubby bush. The females are more plentiful than the males. 



80. Muscicapa c^rulescens (Hartl.) ; Stark, ii. p. 241. 

 (1) 3.3.02. $ jr. Iris brown; bill black; legs brown. 



A resident species, fairly plentiful, and more or less 

 gregarious. 



[New to the avifauna of the Cape Colony. — W. L. S.] 



