204 Mr. L. B. Mouritz on the 



peak of the range ; but later the two birds and tlieir 

 youngster weie nearly always together, and seemed to 

 frequent the lower slopes and valleys at this time. When 

 I left in September they were still all together. 



57. X Aquila rapax. Tawny Eagle. 



A somewhat rare bird, but I have notes of its occurrence 

 at INItaba mnyama early in the year, and also hiter well 

 within the hills. An adult male shot on March 4, whilst 

 perched on a rock at the top of a kopje, measured 27"75 inches, 

 and had the irides bright yellow, bill blackish with gape and 

 cere yellow, legs bright yellow with blackish claws. The 

 stomach contained remains of a rock-rabbit. The piercing 

 cry of this Eagle is usually uttered whilst soaring. 



58. Buteo jakal. Jackal Buzzard. 



Not uncommon within the hills, and I noticed a pair 

 breeding on the Inengwe range in August. I have found 

 this Buzzard rather sluggish, and have passed along a path 

 within a iaw yards of one stolidly sitting on a boulder. 



59. Buteo augur. Augur Buzzard. 



On January 23 I shot an Augur Buzzard in adult 

 plumage, and which I think by its size (21'50 in.) was a 

 female. Alt. 4400 feet. Iris yellow ; bill blackish, darker 

 towards the tip ; cere yellow ; feet yellow with blackish 

 claws. This bird was sitting on its tarsi by the side of a 

 temporary reserve of water, in the concave top of a huge 

 boulder halfway up a kopje. 



60. Buteo desertorum. Steppe Buzzard. 



The Steppe Buzzard appears to be a fairly numerous 

 summer visitor. Although occasionally seen round kopjes 

 1 more often observed it, always singly, perched on some 

 point of vantage in the open countr}^ which is here sparsely 

 dotted with acacia. Usually somewhat sluggish, I have 

 nevertheless always had a lot of trouble to get within gun- 

 shot, but when disturbed they almost invariably perch again 

 within sight. March 6 is the latest date on which I have 

 seen this migrant. 



