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appeared and staved for a month, and were remarkably tame, 

 walking about feeding within a few yards of one. A speci- 

 men I shot had the crop crammed with small green caterpillars, 

 but nothing else. 



21. Ciconia nigra — Black Stork. I saw a single 

 specimen sitting on a dead tree near a dam, the only example 

 I came across. 



22. Scopus umbretta — Hammer-head. Seen in fair 

 numbers wherever a dam, containing water, is to be found. 



23. A^inago calva nudirostris — Bald-fronted Green 

 Pigeon. This species is new to the fauna of 8. Africa. I 

 first secured a specimen at Otavifontein, and again met with 

 it at Outjo, where it seemed to be scarce as I only saw two 

 examples. 



24. Columba ph?eonota — Rock Pigeon. Not common 

 on the whole, as suitable localities are not numerous. 



25. Turtur senegalensis — Laughing Dove. Fairly 

 common throughout. 



26. Turtur capicola damarensis — Damara Turtle 

 Dove. Very common everywhere, especially in the vicinity 

 of farms and villages, and resorting in thousands to the 

 water-holes and wells to drink. 



27. (En a capensis — Namaqua Dove. Common every- 

 where. I have noticed a great mortality amongst the young 

 of this species. At Outjo I was continually picking up dead, 

 fuliy fledged, young birds. 



2S. Numida papillosa — Damara Guinea-fowl. Fairly 

 common throughout the district and often occurring in large 

 flocks. 



29. Pternistes swainsoni — Swainson's Francolin. 

 Common, especially amongst the thorn bush along the dry 

 water-courses ; it is a poor sporting bird, running like a 

 hare. Its low strident call is to be heard on all sides, espe- 

 ciallv in the morning and evening during the breeding- 

 season. 



