Contents xi 



PART II 



CHAPTER I. 



HOUW HOEK AND STANFORD. 



Rains in Cape Colony. Sir Lowry's Pass. Houw Hoek. New 

 railway. Our landlord. Flower season. Sun-birds. Bot River 

 \'ley. Some peculiarities of South African rivers. Herons and 

 Egrets. Skilfully concealed nests. Mr. W.^s Dutch. Species of 

 Againa. Yellow Bishop-birds. Stanford. How the Weaver-birds 

 construct their nests. Secretary-birds. Difficulty of obtaining 

 information. Three-collared Sand-Plover. Great African Kingfisher. 

 Fiscal Shrike. Bakbakiri Bush Shrike. 



pp. 91 — 113- 



CHAPTER II. 



Knysna. 



The situation of the Knysna Heads. Means of getting to Knysna. 



Impressions of the Forest. Flycatchers. Quotations on the habits 



of Honey-guides. Other forest birds. Cuckoos. Snakes. 



pp. 114— 130. 



CHAPTER III. 



The Estuary. 



The Estuary during December. Low tide. High tide. Egrets said 



to breed on rock out to sea. Larks and Pipits. Stanley Cranes — 



ridiculous antics of. The Salt River. Pied Kingfishers — habits of. 



Our untruthful guide. The Hammerkop. Night Herons. 



pp. 131— 147. 



CHAPTER IV. 

 The Outskirts of the Forest. 

 The notes of small birds. Hottentot Fig. Leaf Butterflies. Night- 

 jars—habits of Hornbills — peculiar nesting habits of Eagle-Ovvls. 



pp. 148—157- 



