366 Capt. G. E. Shelley on a Collection of 



[In the naming of this species, as well as in that of two 

 of the Rails, I have not adopted the oldest and, in my opinion, 

 proper titles given to them by Linnaeus, in order to agree 

 with the more usual nomenclature adopted by Mr. Dresser in 

 his work on the Birds of Europe. — G. E. S.] 



207. ToTANUs GLAREOLA (Linn.). 



(174) Spalding^s, Hart river, 27th January and 9th 

 February. 



The river, which is now in flood, has near its banks many 

 soft muddy spots, where these Sandpipers abound, feeding 

 in small flocks; and a solitary bird may here and there be 

 flushed from the grass at the edge of the water. 



208. Gallinago nigripennis, Bp. 



Mashoona, September and October. Seen, but not 

 procured. 



209. Bhynch^a capensis (Linn.). 



(108) Inshlangeeu river, 4th November, and Selenia Pan, 

 29th December. 



We only met with these birds on two occasions. At Insh- 

 langee we found several amongst the grassy shallows of the 

 river. 



210. Crex pratensis, Bechst. 

 Rallus crex, Linn. S. N. i. p. 261. 

 (135) Palatswie Pan, 18th December. 

 We only met w itli a single specimen. 



211. Porzana maruetta (Leach). 

 Rallus par z ana, Linn. S. N. i. p. 262. 



(147) ? , Selenia Pan, 29th December, Iris light brown ; 

 bill light olive-green, changing into yellow at the base of the 

 lower mandible, and into red on the upper one. 



This is a rare bird in all the parts of South Africa I have 

 visited. 



212. Gallinula angulata, Sundev. 



(148) ? immature, Selenia Pan, 29th December, and ? 

 adult, Spalding^s, Hart river, 3rd February. Immature 

 female — iris light greyish brown ; bill pale greenish yellow. 



