260 Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall on 



the stomachs of this species : — a shrew, lizards, slow-worms, 

 scorpions, centipedes, grasshoppers, maiitides, and the large- 

 winged Carebara ants. 



176. TiNNUNCULus NAUMANNi. (Lcsscr Kcstrcl.) 



This little Kestrel is fairly common during the rainy season, 

 usually occurring in flocks which sometimes attain consider- 

 able proportions. When they hover they flutter their wings a 

 good deal more than does T. riqncoloiclts, and it is a ])retty sight 

 to see 20 or 30 of them working systematically over an open 

 piece of ground. Stomachs contained grasshoppers, centipedes, 

 and beetles, and one bird was crammed with hunting spiders. 



177. TiNNUNcuLus AMURENsis. (Eastcm Red-footed 

 Kestrel.) 



A single specimen of this pretty Hawk was shot by Mr. 

 Swynnerton while it was feeding at dusk along the river. 

 Its stomach contained 18 large pentatomid bugs, 6 water- 

 beetles, 1 grasshopper, 2 winged Carebara ants, and winged 

 termites. 



178. Bubo maculosus. (Spotted Eagle-Owl.) 



The commonest Owl iu the country, being found singly or 

 in pairs sheltering in the more densely-foliaged trees; I do 

 not remember to have ever noticed it roosting on the ground, 

 as it does in the uplands of Natal. The small birds are very 

 fond of mobbing it, being usually led in thci^e attacks by 

 the Bulbuls or Drougos. Its stomachs contained mice, a 

 harmless snake, locusts, and a longicorn beetle. 



179. Bubo lacteus. (Verreaux^s Eagle-Owl.) 



I observed sevei'al specimens of this splendid Owl along 

 the Umfuli, but round Salisbury it would appear to be very 

 scarce. I have heard several accounts of its depredations on 

 the hen-roosts, and it is said to return night after night until 

 it finishes the fowls. On the Umfuli the Kafirs told me it 

 fed principally on Guinea-fowls. 



180. Glaucidium perlatum. (Pearl-spotted Owlet.) 

 Only some half-dozen specimens of this little species have 



come under my notice, but it probably escapes detection 

 owing to its small size and inconspicuous colouring. It 



