362 Mr. E. L. Layard on South- African Ornithology. 



14. Spizaetus coronatus. Writing 12tli of April, 1869, 

 Dr. Edwin Atherstone says that the taxidermist of the Albany 

 Museum, Graham's Town, "has a young live S. coronatus, 

 marked in a manner similar to the adult, thus differing en- 

 tirely from Dr. Smith's coloured plate of the young (111. S. 

 Afr. Zool. pi. 41). There is no doubt of its being a young 

 bird, as it was taken from the nest, and at first was unable to 

 feed itself. Its crest is usually erect." I regret to say this 

 bird has since died; for I was anxious to ascertain what the 

 first moult would show in the way of coloration. A magni- 

 ficent example was recently trapped in the mountains near 

 Fransch Hoek, about fifty miles from this, after killing several 

 half- grown pigs. 



25. Falco minor. Not uncommon about the Berg River, 

 whence Mr. Cotze has forwarded several eggs. It builds in 

 trees ; eggs three in number, usually more or less spotted and 

 stained with dry blood-colour, on a dirty cream-coloured ground, 

 varying very much ; axis 1" 9'", diam. 1" 4'". Mr. Briuk, who 

 resides near Mr. Cotze, has also sent several eggs of this 

 species. 



31. TiNNUNCULUs CENCHRis. A ncw correspondent, Dr. 

 Exton, not however collecting in the colony, but at the gold-fields 

 on the Tate, writes : — " North of Sechele's I shot a specimen 

 of this bird from a flock from which I also obtained T. rupicolus. 

 They were harrying a flight of locusts, taking them on the wing, 

 striking the insects with the foot, and then conveying them to 

 their bills." 



36. MiLVus migrans*. The same gentleman writes: — "There 

 are two birds connected with the name of the old chief MoziH- 

 katze (now deceased), which in habits and disposition afford a 

 happy comparison with his character. One of them, this Kite, 

 is said by the Matabili to be * the king's bird,' and is in conse- 

 quence much respected by them. One of the chief's sons ex- 

 amining my specimen said ' we never kill that bird.' 



" It is remarkably bold and fearless, dashing down at your 

 very feet for a stray scrap of flesh, or attempting to carry ofi* 

 * I accept Mr. Gurney's rectification of my nomenclature. 



