from the colony of Natal, in South-eastern Africa. 221 



122. Herodias garzetta, Liuu. Little Egret. 



Male. Eye light yellow; u{)per mandible blackj under mandi- 

 ble lightish [but black on the sides towards the tip. — J. H. G.]; 

 legs blackj with a few green spots about them ; feet pale green. 

 Stomach contained a quantity of small fish. This species fre- 

 quents the Bay of Natal. 



123. BuPHUS coMATUs, Pall. Squacco Dwarf-Heron. 



The only specimen I have seen. Eye and bill greenish-yel- 

 low ; ridge of the upper mandible dark ; legs pale green. Sto- 

 mach contained grasshoppers and beetles. 



124. Ardetta gutturalis, Smith. Guttural Dwarf-Bittern. 

 Male. Eye reddish-yellow ; legs and bill greenish-yellow ; 



ridge of the upper mandible dark brown. Stomach contained a 

 few insects. 



I believe that both this species, and also Ardetta minuta, feed 

 entirely at night, generally hiding themselves in the reeds in 

 the day, and coming out to feed at dusk. 



[I am inclined to think that this species is identical with 

 Ardetta sturmii of West Africa ; but I have not seen sufficient 

 specimens to express a positive opinion on the point. — J. H. G.] 



125. Parra capensis, Smith. Cape of Good Hope Jacaua. 

 [Sent from Natal, but not by Mr. Ayres. — J. H. G.] 



126. Larus poeocephalus. Swains. Grey-headed Gull. 

 Male and female. Eye greenish-white; legs, feet, bill, and 



eyelids blood-red ; claws black. Contents of stomach, shrimps. 

 These Gulls frequent the Bay of Natal, frequently alighting 

 on stakes or dead branches of trees that may be above the water. 

 They do not appear to be gregarious. 



127. Sterna velox, Riipp. Rlippell's Tern. 

 Male. Eye dark ; legs black. 



These Terns frequent the Bay of Natal, generally in pairs, 

 but sometimes as many as five or six together. When in search 

 of food, they hover over the water and dart down on fish. Like 

 the preceding species, they alight on any branch or piece of 

 wood that may be above the water. 



