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ber, are laid in August to October, the nest being built 

 of sticks on a krantz or in a convenient tree. 



Pandion haliaetiis — Ospreij. Sometimes seen on the 

 Bushman's River, in the Game Reserve, but not met with 

 in Basutoland. I once sent a specimen to the Natal 

 Museum, together with a fair sized trout which it had 

 just killed. I have not found a nest. 



Elanus eaendeus — Black-shouldered Kite. By no means 

 common on the Natal side of the Drakensberg; not met 

 with in Basutoland. 



Falco hiarniiciis — Houth African Lanner. Fairly com- 

 mon in the Game Reserve and in Basutoland. Nests on 

 inaccessible krantzcs, and I have not taken the eggs. 



Cerchneis rupicola — South African Kestrel, Common 

 in Natal and Basutoland; the nest is built of sticks in a 

 hole or on a ledge of a krantz, three eggs being laid in 

 August or September. I once saw one of these birds 

 swoop down and capture a rock pigeon on the wing. 



Cerchneis naumanni — Lesser Kestrel. An occasional 

 visitor. 



Buho maculosus — Spotted Eagle Owl. Fairly common 

 in the Game Reserve, but not met with in Basutoland. 



Asio nisuella — Marsh Oicl. By no means common on 

 the Natal side of the mountain, and not met with in 

 Basutoland. 



Glaucidium perlatum — Pearl-spotted Owlet. I have 

 seen several specimens in the Game Reserve, but have not 

 met with it in Basutoland. 



Cuculus solitaritis — Red-chested Cuckoo. Very com- 

 mon in the Game Reserve during the summer months; it 

 invariably arrives about the 10th October. 



lynx ruficollis — South African Wryneck. An occasional 

 visitor to the Game Reserve, but not met with in Basuto- 

 land. 



Geocolaptcs oliraceus — Ground Woodpecker. Very 

 common on both sides of the mountain. The eggs, three 

 in number, may be looked for in Septemiber and October. 



