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appears to be at least partially diurnal in its habits, moving 

 about in the daytime much more freely than the other Owls. 

 The stomach of an immature bird contained a lizard and a 

 locust. 



181. Glaucidium capense. (Barred Owlet.) 



I do not I'emember to have seen this species on the Umfuli, 

 though Mr. Ayres found it not uncommon there. 



182. Asio CAPENSis. (African Short-eared Owl.) 

 Seen by Mr. Ayres, but not procured. 



183. Strix flammea. (Barn-Owl.) 



Not very common round Salisbury, though I have come 

 across it pretty frequently in disused mining shafts and 

 drives in the out-districts. 



184. ViNAGO delalandii. (Delalande^s Green Pigeon.) 

 This handsome bird is common and generally distributed, 



though subject to partial migrations depending on the ripening 

 of the various fruits on which it feeds. It is especially fond 

 of the wild fig, the dense foliage of which affords it excellent 

 protection, rendering it very hard to detect as it sits very 

 close, but it dashes out with considerable speed when roused. 

 Its flesh is excellent. 



185. TuRTUR sEMiTORQUATUs. (Rcd-cycd Turtle-Dove.) 

 A somewhat scarce and solitary species, the presence of 



which I had overlooked till quite recently. 



186. TuRTUR CAPicoLA. (Cape Turtle-Dove.) 

 Common everywhere, occurring generally in pairs, but 



often in small flocks. Although avoiding the town, these 

 Doves are a feature of every homestead and become almost 

 as tame as domesticated Pigeons. They seem to breed pretty 

 well all the year round, as I have found their eggs in nearly 

 every month. 



187. TuRTUR SENEGALENsis. (Senegal Turtle-Dove.) 



On a few occasions I heard the unmistakable call of this 

 species about Mazoe, though I never actually saw one ; it 

 does not appear to occur at all round Salisbury. 



