BABBLERS 



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earning for it the Dutch name of " Kakelaar " (chatterer). 

 It is common in the Pretoria district, residing even in 

 the Transvaal Zoological Gardens. It builds a cup-shaped 

 nest and lays blue eggs. 



The Pied Babbler {G. bicolor) is white with blackish-brown 

 wings and tail. Like its congener above-mentioned, it is 

 fond of thick bush, is a noisy bird, and feeds upon insects, 

 worms, &e., which it searches for on the ground. It is fairly 

 common in the Pretoria Bushveld, whence the Transvaal 

 Zoological Gardens has received examples. 



Our next genus under the heading of Bush birds is Andro- 



Pia. 90.— Sombre Bulbul at nest. (Pour Cuckoo eggs in nest besides 



its own.) 



padus, with two species, only one of which, the well-known 

 Sombre Bulbul {A. importunus), concerns us at present. It 



