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



Aqxjila rapax (Temm.). Tawny Eagle. 



Male^ adult^ Limpopo river, near its junction with the 

 Pongola river, 27th July, 1884. 



Female, adult, Rustenburg, 17th July, 1884. 



The last-named specimen had just eaten a chicken when it 

 was shot. 



BuTEO DESERTORUM (Daud.). Dcscrt Buzzard. 



Male, adult, 4th January, 1885. 



Female, adult, 12th January, 1885. 



I found several of these Buzzards amongst some mimosas 

 on the Moi river, about twenty-five miles above Potchef- 

 stroom, and succeeded in obtaining two of them. 



MiLvus ^GYPTius (Gmel.). Yellow-billed Kite. 

 Female, immature, Marico river, 10th March, 1884. 

 About Potchefstroom I have for several years past seen 

 but few of these Kites. 



Caprimulgus europ^us, Linn. European Nightjar. 

 Male, Potchefstroom, 12th February, 1885. 

 So far as my experience goes, this species is always scarce 

 throughout Transvaal. 



CoRAciAs CAUDATA, Vicill. Lilac-brcastcd Roller. 



In our winter of 1885 I found this handsome Roller fairly 

 plentiful on the upper portions of the river LimpojDO above 

 Vlei Poort, but they were wonderfully shy and so difficult to 

 obtain that in two months I got but two. 



CoRAciAS N^viA, Daud. White-naped Roller. 

 This species is occasionally to be met with either solitary 

 or in pairs on the banks of the river Limpopo. 



Merops bullockoides. Smith. White-fronted Bee-eater. 



A few of these Bee-eaters are to be found during our 

 winter on the river Limpopo, attracting one's attention by 

 their loud and rather harsh notes. 



Saxicola monticola, Vieill. Mountain Wheatear. 

 This species is widely distributed, and apparently through- 

 out the country, being found here and there in suitable 



