298 Mr. T. Ayres on the Ornithology of Transvaal. 



Megalophonus erytiirochlamys (Strickl.). Rufous- 

 mautled Lark. 



Two malesj shot 2nd November^ on the rocky ranges near 

 Potchefstroom. Total length 7| inches and 8 inches respec- 

 tively, bill (from gape) 1 and ly^, tarsus 1^ and 1;^, wing 

 4|^ and 4^, tail 3. Rises a short distance, and utters a pro- 

 longed " whew "" whilst descending. The stomach of one 

 of these specimens contained insects. 



Two females, one shot in the same locality and on the same 

 day as the two males, the other on 20th June. Total length 

 of one specimen 7^ inches (the other bird not measured in 

 the flesh), bill (from gape) in each about |, tarsus 1^, wing 

 3| and 3yij respectively, tail 2^ in each. 



Irides, in both sexes, light dusky hazel; bill dusky, but 

 the under mandible pale ; tarsi and feet pale brown. 



Pterocles gutturalis, Smith. Sombre Sand-Grouse. 



Male and female, adult, and female, immature. 



I shot these three birds in company, on some peaty ground 

 near the bank of the river, on the 21st November, at which 

 season it is unusual to see them here. The three consisted, 

 evidently, of an old pair with one young one about two thirds 

 grown. 



[The young bird, though not fully grown, is fully feathered, 

 and resembles the adult female in coloration, though the 

 transverse black and brown markings on the mantle are 

 smaller and finer. — J. H. G.] 



Coturnix communis, Bonn. European Quail. 

 Male, shot near Potchefstroom, 28th March, 1877. 

 Quails are here in great numbers at this time, and young 

 birds three parts grown are often flushed. 



300. EupoDOTis CAFFRA (Liclit.). Stanley Bustard. 



Female, shot near Potchefstroom, 14th May. Weight 9 lb. 

 Total length 35^ inches, bill (from gape) 3;^, tarsus 6|, wing 

 18^, tail 10^. Irides light brown; bill dusky horn-colour, 

 with the basal part of the lower mandible and the commissure 

 pale bluish ; tarsi and feet ochraceous white. 



This bird was one of five which were feeding in an open 



