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Mr. E. C. Chubb on the Birds of 
peelings, curled, twisted, and w T oven together. It was situated 
in the fork of a tree about three and a half feet from the 
ground. The eggs were of a pale bluish-green colour, with 
spots, blotches, and scribblings of chocolate and paler brown. 
They measured 16 X 12 mm. 
101. PRINIA MYSTACEA. 
Prinia mystacea Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. ii. p. 135. 
a. $ . May 2, 1907. 
102. Eurocephalus anguitimens. 
Eurocephalus anguitimens Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. ii. 
p. 13. 
*«. ? . Jan. 26, 1908. 
h. $ . May 17, 1908. 
Bare. The stomach of specimen h contained remains 
of beetles. 
103. Prionops talacoma. 
Prionops talacoma Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. ii. p. 51. 
a. <$. May 5, 1907. Ihlolanyama.” 
b. $ . May 27, 1908. 
Fairly common. Always seen in parties of from ten to 
twenty or twenty-five. It is very difficult to get within 
gunsbot-range of these birds ; they settle on low bushes, 
and before one can get close enough to them they fly on 
a short distance ahead and settle again. I wasted about an 
hour one day trying to get a shot at a flock. On the other 
hand, they are also very bold, as the following incident will 
shew :—A few weeks ago a man happened to wound one of 
a party of these birds, and the cries it made as he carried it 
in his hand brought the other members of the flock to the 
rescue. One of them actually flew at him and pecked his cap. 
104. Lanius minor. 
Lanius minor Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. ii. p. 9. 
Specimens were obtained in November 1907. 
105. Lanius subcoronatus. 
Lanius subcoronatus Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. ii. p. 9. 
a. ? . Feb. 8, 1908. 
