. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. 34 FRIENDS OF THE AGRICULTUEIST the Albany Division, had constructed a nest much like those usually built by its congeners, and laid three eggs of a light blue-green, spotted all over with brown and lavender, the spots being more profuse on the blunt end, forming a fairly well-marked zone. The Paradise Flycatcher {TcMtrea jperspicillata) is of a. Fig. 13.—^Female Paradise Flycatcher on nest. bright chestnut colour above with the crested head, throat and sides of neck steel-green ; under-surface slatey-grey, excepting the under tail-coverts, which a
. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. 34 FRIENDS OF THE AGRICULTUEIST the Albany Division, had constructed a nest much like those usually built by its congeners, and laid three eggs of a light blue-green, spotted all over with brown and lavender, the spots being more profuse on the blunt end, forming a fairly well-marked zone. The Paradise Flycatcher {TcMtrea jperspicillata) is of a. Fig. 13.—^Female Paradise Flycatcher on nest. bright chestnut colour above with the crested head, throat and sides of neck steel-green ; under-surface slatey-grey, excepting the under tail-coverts, which are white. The male is adorned with a long and graceful tail. Length of male about 14 or 15 inches; female, 7 inches. Prom the Central Transvaal northwards this species is replaced by the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Haagner, Alwin Karl, 1880-; Ivy, Robert Henry. Cape Town, T. M. Miller
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