86 Three Months on the Coast of South Africa. 



ren rocky ground by the side of the road, about one and a 

 half miles out of the town. 



138. Ardea cinerea, Linn. Common Heron. 

 Plentiful both in Cape colony and Natal. 



139. Herodias garzetta (Linn.). Little Egret. 



At the mouth of Salt River_, near Capetown, I shot the only 

 specimen I saw. 



140. Ardetta podiceps, Bp. South-African Little Bittern. 

 I shot an immature specimen of Little Bittern at Ceres, in 



Cape colony. 



141. Scopus umbretta, Gmel. Hammer-head. 



I found it near Ceres and in the neighbourhood of Durban. 

 It appears to be common thi'oughout South Africa. 



142. ToTANus canescens (Gmel.). Greenshanks. 

 Not uncommon about Durban. 



143. ToTANUs GLAREOLA (Liuu.) . Wood-Saudpipcr. 

 Also common at Durban. 



144. AcTiTis HYPOLEUCA (Linn.). Common Sandpiper. 

 I shot several specimens near Durban. 



145. Tringa minuta, Leisl. Little Stint. 

 Frequently met with in flocks in Cape colony. 



146. Calidris arenaria (Linn.). Sanderling. 



Very plentiful at the mouth of Salt River, close to Cape- 

 town. 



147. Parra africana, Gm. Greater African Jacama. 



I met with a pair of Jacamas in a small pool near Durban, 

 and, although I knocked them both down, I could not secure 

 either. 



] 48. Larus vetula, Bruch. South-African Black-backed 

 Gull. 



Common along the coast from Capetown to East London ; 

 and I occasionally saw it at Natal Point. This is the 

 only species of Gull I recognized during my tour in South 

 Africa. 



