.'>CiG On Birds from Deelfontein, Cape Colon//. 



Sturnus vulgaris. They are not noisy, and are somewhat shy, 

 excepting at roosting-tirne. The Boers said that they built 

 their nests on the tops of the bushes, but we did not find one.] 



121. Pyriuioc niRA intensitincta. 



Juida fulvipennis Sund. ; Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 173 (1867). 



Amydrus coffer (Linn.) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, pp. 430, 846 

 (1875-84), pt. ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 28 

 (1900). 



Pyrrhocheira coffer Sharpe, Cat. B. xiii. p. 109 (1890, pt.). 



Pyrrhocheira caffer, var. intensetincta Reichenow, Vog. 

 Afrikas, ii. p. 0)7 (1903). 



Amydrus nabourovp benguellensis Neum. Orn. MB. 190-*!, 

 p. 18k 



a. $ ad. Deelfontein, Jan. 12, 1901. 



b, c. S ad. „ March 23-20, 190:2. Iris orange- 



red ; bill and feet black. 



d. ? ad. „ April 1.1, 1902. 



e. S ad. „ April 23, 1902. 

 f,g. S 2 ad. „ May 19, 1902. 

 '//. S ad. „ June 12, 1902. 



;, k. S ad. „ Dec. 22, 1902. 



The female appears to resemble the male in plumage, but 

 is a little smaller in size. The moult seems to take place 

 Irom December to April. 



I can appreciate the characters of Dr. Reichenow's race 

 intensetincta, and all the Deelfontein birds belong to this 

 form, which has a more rufescent tint on the inner aspect 

 of the quills, while in the true P. caffer the inner webs of the 

 quills incline to white. Mr. Oscar Neumann's new race 

 Amydrus ndbouroup benguellensis irom Benguela (Orn. MB. 

 1903, p. 184) seems to me to be absolutely the same as the 

 Damara birds in the Museum collection. I can recognise only 

 two forms. 



[The " Rooi-vlerk Spreeuw " was fairly common with us 

 and remained throughout the year, but was always very shy, 

 occurring in flocks of from five to twelve individuals. These 

 Starlings used to roost in the krantzes of the kopjes and hills, 



