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81. Alseonax adusta (13oie) ; Stark, ii. p. 243. 



(1) 22.11.01. ? . Iris hazel; bill black; legs black. 



(2) 9.12.01. S jr- Legs brown. 



This speaies is a very common resident. On October 30th, 

 1902, 1 found a nest with three eggs built on a ledge of rock 

 in the thick forest. 



82. Pachyprora capensis (Linn.) ; Stark, ii. p. 254. 



(1) 22.11.01. (J. Iris orange; legs black; bill black. 



(2) 17.12.01. $. Iris crimson ; legs slate-coloured ; bill 



black. 

 A resident and very common species in tangled wooded 

 country. The female differs from the male in having no 

 black band on the chest. The iris is orange in the male and 

 crimson in the female. The legs in the male are black, 

 in the female slate-coloured. 



83. Pachyprora molitor (Hahn & Kiister) ; Stark, ii. 

 p. 255. 



(1) 11.9.02. tf. Iris yellow; legs black ; bill black. 



This species, which is not common, takes the place of 

 P. capensis in the mimosa-bush country. The female is 

 identical in plumage with the male ; it is described incor- 

 rectly by Stark as having no black on the chest. Tin; 

 immature birds only have rufous markings. 



81. Trochocercus cyanomelas (Vieill.) ; Stark, ii. p. 259 

 (1) 27.3.02. Iris dark hazel; bill brown; legs slate- 

 coloured. 

 Resident and fairly plentiful in the bush-country. 



85. Terpsiphone perspicillata (Sw.) ; Stark, ii. p. 261. 



(1) 15.11.01. S ■ Ii-is dark hazel; legs slaty blue ; bill 



and eyelids bright blue. 



(2) 23.9.02. $ . Iris dark brown. 



This is a common resident. I took two eggs in December 

 1901. The nest was cup-shaped, fastened with cobwebs near 

 the end of a branch in the thick bush. 



86. Dicrurus afer (Licht.) ; Stark, ii. p. 265. 



(1) 15.1 J. 01. $ . Iris crimson; bill and legs black. In 

 the stomach, coleoptera. 



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