. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. BABBLERS 169 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 examp
. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. BABBLERS 169 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. 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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