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159. iEoiALiTES MINOR (Meyer). Little Ringed Plover. 

 Abundant throughout Egypt and Nubia. 



160. iEGiALiTES PEcuARius (Temm.). 



In 1868 I met with this species in great abundance^ especially 

 at Golosaneh and Girgeh. On my second visit, although 

 always on the look-out for it, I only shot one at Golosaneh, on 

 the 8th of May, I generally met with it in similar localities to 

 those frequented by ^. cantianus and vE. minor. On the wing 

 it is often hard to distinguish from the latter. 



Temminck has probably figured this bird under the name 

 C. pecuarius, PI. Col. 183, from a specimen which he men- 

 tions as having been procured at the Cape of Good Hope; 

 but the figure is by no means good. 



[To be continued.] 



XI. — Additional Notes on Birds of the Territorij of the Trans- 

 Vaal Republic. By Thomas Ayres. (Communicated by 

 John Henry Gurney.) 



[The following notes by Mr. Ayres refer to various species of 

 birds observed by him in the Trans-Vaal territory, which were 

 not included in his first list, published in ' The Ibis ' for 1869, 

 p. 286, and which, except where the contrary is mentioned, 

 have been identified by the examination of specimens sent by 

 Mr. Ayres to this country. 



At the end of this series of notes, some additional remarks 

 are added relating to a few of the species included in Mr. Ayres^s 

 previous paper. 



Those of the species referred to by Mr. Ayres which are in- 

 cluded by Mr. Layard in his work on the Birds of South Africa 

 are distinguished by the addition of the number appended to 

 them in Mr. Layard's book, preceded by the letter L. — J. H. G.] 



Q7. Circus ^RUGiNosus (Linn.). Marsh Harrier. 



The present bird (a male) was shot by myself in December, 

 1869, whilst it was hunting in a marsh after the manner of 

 C ranivorus ; its flight was slow and heavy. I have never seen 



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