F.J. Ellemore

“ One male 15 in. long; centre tail-feathers, 111⁄2 in. Two other adult males with centre tail-feathers extended no longer than is usual in any other birds; one female with the two centre tail-feathers lengthened half an inch. Discovered a nest in the fork of a slender bough almost overhanging the river. A small cup-shaped, grass-lined nest, with a few patches of lichen and bark on the outside—a striking contrast to the neat little nest of Batis molitor. ”

“ It contained a newly-hatched young one, and an egg.
Amydrus morio (Cape Glossy Starling) .—Very numerous, breeding in crevices of the rocks, usually about 25 ft. from the ground, and close to the river; always on the wild fig early in the morning. ”