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7. Bubo maculosus (op. cit. p. 73), 

 Fairly common. 



I have hunted these Owls on several occasions and have 

 been struck by their splendid protective coloration. I dis- 

 cussed this at some length in a paper read before the Johannes- 

 burg Field Naturalists' Club. Mr. W. L. Distant, who has 

 noticed this paper, says that it is '' conscious concealment.'' 

 I quite agree that the bird consciously conceals itself, but 

 I fail to see of what use this would be under the 

 circumstances, if the Owl had not protective coloration to 

 assist it. 



8. Scops capensis (op. cit. p. 75). 

 Very rare. 



I only saw one specimen of this little Owl during the 

 whole of my four and a half years of residence at 

 Modderfontein. An account of its habits in captivity, as 

 well as of its soft parts, will be found in the ' Zoologist ' 

 for 1899, p. 420. 



9. Asio CAPENSIS (op. cit. p. 78). 

 Common. 



I shot three specimens of this Owl one afternoon. Six 

 of them flew out of tlie long grass bordering a spruit. 



10. Strix CAPENSIS (op. cit. p. 81). 



Not common. I shot one in a eucalyptus-plantation. 



11. Caprimulgus europjEus (op. cit. p. 83). 

 Not common. 



12. Caprimulgus rufigena (op. cit. p. 85). 

 Rare. 



13. Cypselus caffer (op. cit. p. 92). 

 Scarce. 



I found a nest of this Swift under an overhanging bank in 

 a donga. It contained two eggs, which were white, and w^ere 

 very suddenly rounded off at the small end. 



14. CoRYTHORNIS CYANOSTIGMA (op. cit. p. 108). 



Scarce. One commonly sees a pair along the spruit 

 and dongas. 



