410 Mr. W. Ij. Sclater on Birch cuJIeded 



extends over the flanks^ Icaviiij^ only a small and ncjt veiy 

 distinet -white pateh in the middle of the abdcnicn. In tlie 

 female the ^^'hole of the nnder parts are tawny rufons, there 

 is no distinct white patch on the abdomen, and the nnder 

 tail-coverts are more or less tinged with rnfous ; the throat, 

 wliicli is white in the other snl)S])ecies, is in this form 

 tawny, and though slightly ])alcr than the breast in no way 

 forms a marked contrast to it. 



The Muscicapa torquata of Ijinnrens was founded solely 

 on Brisson's ''^ Gobe-mouche a collier (\.\x Ca]) de Bonne 

 Esperancp." A reference to that work shews clearly that 

 the description and figure apply to the AVestcrn race 

 found near Cape Town. This is also the case Mith Le- 

 vaillant's " Traquet })atre/' on which Strickland fonr.dcd 

 his Fratincola pastor . I am driven therefore to find a n(;w 

 name for the Eastern subs[)ecies, and I would pi'opose to call 

 it Pratincola torqmda orientalis. As tyjies of the species, 

 I select a pair taken at Umfolosi Station, in Zuliiland — the 

 male on August f, and the female on June 30, 1904. 



The British Museum contains examples of, the typical 

 form from Kugclfontein and Komaggas in Little Nauiacpia- 

 land, and fiom Cape Town. The new subspecies is much 

 more abundantly represented. The following are its chief 

 localities : — CC, Dcelfontcin, Knysna, Chalumma Bivcr, 

 Port Elizabeth, and Notiusila in Fondoland ; N. Durban, 

 Pinetown, JNIaritzburg, and Newcastle; Tv. Macamac, 

 Rustenburg, and Potchefstroom ; Tati and Lake Ngami in 

 Bechuanaland ; Chiquaqua in Mashonaland ; Nyasaland and 

 Angola. 



[" Sanquawane " of Zulus. 



This Stonechat is resident and was commonly seen in every 

 locality visited from the Cape northwards, but was not met 

 with anywhere in the Portuguese territory. Li appearance, 

 Imbits, and call it exactly resembles P. rublcola. It appears 

 to be an early breeder, as fledged young were taken in 

 September, October, and November 



The soft parts arc : — L'ides hazel ; bill, legs and toes 

 black.] 



