hj Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 293 



from Damaraland, Matabeleland, Mashoiiajandj and the 

 Transvaal, taken between November and January, which 

 dispose of this theory. Therefore only local migrations take 

 place, probably dependent on food or rain. 



It was seen in the Woodbush, North-Eastern Transvaal, in 

 May and June ; but on my return from the Klein Letaba 

 in October none were seen, although I was in the Woodbush 

 from that month until February. A.nd, again, although the 

 summer months between October and March were spent in 

 the Beiradistrici, this species did not appear till the 10th of 

 February, and the natives informed me it was usually absent 

 during the Christmas months. 



This Shrike is usually seen in parties of from six to twenty 

 individuals in open forest country or native clearings, 

 searching for insects of various kinds, which it catches both 

 on the ground and among the foliage and branches; unless 

 alarmed it does not usually frequent the tops of the trees. It 

 is somewhat fearless and easily secured, and if by chance the 

 wing of one is only broken and it is left or caught and made 

 to call, the whole flock will return again and again, and many 

 specimens can be shot. Its usual call is of several notes, 

 somewhat liquid in tone, but not easily described, uttered 

 continually both when sitting and flying. When handled 

 it makes a sharp snapping with the beak. 



The soft parts are : — 



$ , Zululand. Irides pale Naples yellow; eyelid lemon- 

 coloured ; bill black ; legs and toes yellowish browai. 



? , N.E. Transvaal. Irides pale lemon-coloured ; eyelid 

 lemon-chrome; bill black; legs and toes dull tomato-red.] 



212. Crateropus jardinh. 



Tv. Klein Letaba, July, Aug., Sept (6); "Woodbush, ]\Iay 

 (IJ ; Legogot, ApL, May (3). 



213. Crateropus jardinh kirki. 



P. Coguno, June (2) ; Masambeti, Nov. (1); Tambarara, 

 June (1); Tete, Aug. (2j. 



Kirk's Babbler replaces Jardine^'s in the low veld and along 

 the Zambesi. It is smaller, the wing of three males averaging 



