414 Mr. W. L. Sclatcr o)i Birds coiled ed 



319. Thamnol.ea akxotti. 

 Tv. Klein Letaba, July (2). 



[The two speciniens secured are the only ones I have ever 

 seen of tins Chat ; they were shot on the rocky slopes of 

 Madzinibanoiiibi !Mt. In appearance and Hii;ht it resembles 

 Saxicola monticola; but I did not hear its call. 



The soft parts are : — Irides dark brown ; bill^ legs and 

 toes black.] 



320. COSSYPHA BICOLOR. 



CC. Knysua, Feb. (1) ; Z. Sibudeni, Nov., Dec. (4); 

 Tv. Wood bush, Nov., Dec. (4). 



One of the birds from Woodbush dated Dec. 12 is a fully 

 fledged young bird of the year. The head and Ijack are 

 black, s])ottcd with yellow, the wings and tail much as in the 

 adult, and the under parts dull yellowish, many of the feathers, 

 especially on the breast, being edged with black, and pro- 

 ducing a somewhat speckly appearance. 



["Ebinda" of Zulus. 



This " liobin " was noted from the Knysna, Natal, nnd 

 Zululand, the South-Eastern, Eastern, and North-Eastern 

 Transvaal, and the Inhambane, Beira, and Gorongoza districts 

 of Portuguese East Africa. It is a woodland bird and is 

 somewhat shy and retiring in habits, although its loud and 

 clear call-note easily betrays its presence ; it also has a song 

 of several clear liquid notes. Like the other Robin-Chats it 

 is sometimes tra[)[)ed in gins set for mice. I have not 

 discovered the nest. 



The soft parts are: — Irides hazel; bill black; legs and 

 toes amber-coloured. In the young the bill is brownish and 

 the gape pale yellow.] 



321. CosSYPHA NATALENSIS. 



P. Coguno, July (1). 



[Although I have seen this bird in several localities, 

 notably Natal and Zululand, the North-Eastern Transvaal, 

 and the Beira district of the Portuguese country, owing to 

 its haunting forest, and being very sliy and retiring in habit. 



