376 Mr. T. E. Buckley on Birds observed 
country. It is a bold bird, driving any Crow or bird of prey 
from its vicinity. This species is an early builder, as I found 
full-grown young ones in a nest on the 28th of November; 
the nest was placed in the fork of a branch, and seemed very 
small for the young birds; the parents sat in the tree close 
to me while I was inspecting the nest. This birds sits on a 
branch of a tree, high up, on the look-out for insects, which 
it catches on the wing and then returns to its perch. They 
are generally found in pairs. 
Nilaus brubru (Lath.). 
g . Matabili, September 29th, 1873. 
$. Shashai, September 13th, 1873. 
Beak and legs horn-colour; iris hazel. 
The Shashai specimen had the beak and legs black; iris 
dark hazel. 
A common species in the Matabili country. 
Dryoscopus cubla (Lath.). 
«, $ • Limpopo, November 15th, 1873. 
Beak and legs black; iris red. 
bj $. Matabili, September 22nd, 1873. 
Beak blackish grey. 
Prionops talacoma, Smith. 
$ . Transvaal, November 30th, 1873. 
Beak black; legs brick-red; iris lemon-yellow; fringe 
round the eye yellow. 
A common species north of Pretoria into the Matabili 
country. They go in flocks from bush to bush, and feed alike 
in the trees and on the ground. They are by no means shy. 
Laniarius sulfureipectus (Less.). 
a, $. Limpopo, November 12th, 1873. 
Beak black ; legs lead-colour; iris dark hazel. 
Shot creeping about the bushes on the Limpopo river; 
tolerably common. 
Laniarius atrococcineus (Burch.). 
a , $ . Bamangwato, August 23rd, 1873. 
Beak and legs black ; iris dark hazel. 
