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Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
319. Thamnol^a arnotti. 
Tv. Klein Letaba, July (2). 
[The two specimens secured are the only ones I have ever 
seen of this Chat; they were shot on the rocky slopes of 
Madzimbanombi Mt. In appearance and flight it resembles 
Saocicola monticola ; but I did not hear its call. 
The soft parts are :—Irides dark brown ; bill, legs and 
toes black.] 
320. Cossypha bicolor. 
CO. Knysna, Feb. (1) ; Sibudeni, Nov., Dec. (4) ; 
Tv. Woodbush, Nov., Dec. (4). 
One of the birds from Woodbush dated Dec. 12 is a fully 
fledged young bird of the year. The head and back are 
black, spotted 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 “ Robin” was noted from the Knysna, Natal, and 
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 trapped 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. 
F. 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 shy and retiring in habit, 
