64. Mr. C. F. M. Swynnerton on the 
at the base; legs white, with a purple tinge on tarsus and 
knee-joint.?_ Length in the flesh 5°3 inches. 
““This new bird, which I have had the pleasure of naming 
after its discoverer, is perhaps most nearly allied to Krithacus 
gutturalis, but in size and structure agrees perfectly with 
EE. rubecula, with the exception of the bill being shghtly 
longer. It somewhat resembles Yarsiger in the colouring 
of the head, neck, back, and wing, and in having a white 
mark on the throat, but it has no white on the head; it 
differs from Tarsiger in the bill beg slightly narrower, 
rictal bristles almost absent, wings more rounded, and in 
having no pattern on the tail. It may be a connecting-lnk 
between Erithacus and Tarsiger, but in my opimion most 
nearly approaches the former genus.’—G. E. 8.] 
69. Prarincota rorquata. South-African Stone-Chat. 
One of the commonest birds of the grass-veld, where it 
may usually be found perched on the bare top of some small 
fire-killed sapling or bush, from which it makes short flights 
in pursuit of insects. An upright stake in cultivated ground 
or the leader of a young cedar are also favourite perches. 
The native name, signifying “ ply the hoe,” has been given 
to the bird in allusion to its habit of commencing to call at 
earliest dawn, inviting men, they say, to come out and 
commence the day’s work ; and its local Dutch name, 
‘“‘ Dag-bruiker,” also has reference to its early habits. 
70. SaxicoLa PILEATA. Capped Wheatear. 
This is a plentiful winter visitor. 
71. CossypHa NaTaLensts. Natal Robin-Chat. 
This charming little bird is a common summer-visitor to 
Chirinda and the neighbouring forest-patch of Chipete, 
where its two trilling notes, as it passes along through the 
undergrowth, may be constantly heard during the breeding- 
season. It appears not to occur outside the forest-patches. 
The natives regard it in the light of a “ will-o’-the-wisp,” 
stating that if a man should follow one it will lure him on 
into the heart of the forest and there leave him. Its nest— 
