148 Mr. E. C. Chubb on the Birds of 



I frequently see this bird sailing overhead near the town. 

 Its head alwaj^s appears to me to be directed vertically down- 

 wards as it scans the ground immediately below, and not 

 bent backwards along the breast, as is stated to be the case 

 by Millais in his ' Breath from the Veldt." 



39. MiLVUS ^GYPTIUS. 



Milvus (Bgyptius Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. iii. p. 336. 

 a. Nov. 28, 1907. " Umzwazwa." 

 h. Nov. 28, 1907. 



These two birds were shot from among numbers that 

 were following swarms of locusts. 



40. Falco biarmicus. 



Falco biarmicus Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. iii. p. 269. 

 a. S- Oct. 1, 1907. "Uhehvaui." 



41. TiNNUNCULUS RUPICOLA. 



Tinnunculus rupicoliis Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. iii. 

 p. 276. 

 *a. ? . March 5, 1908. 

 ""b. ?. 



42. Bubo maculosus. 



Bubo maculosus Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. iii. p. 249. 



a. ^ . '' Isikova," a name applied to all, except the very 

 small. Owls. 



b. Oct. 15, 1907. 



This Owl makes its appearance just after sunset. I fre- 

 quently see it in the twilight, perched on the tops of trees. 

 When thus sitting, its horns are erected perpendicularly or, if 

 anything, slightly inclined inwards, and it is evidently on the 

 alert for the slightest rustle among the grass below. During 

 the day it usually sits among the branches of a thick tree, 

 but sometimes I'ests in the long grass. Its cry is a double 

 hoot, consisting of two different notes slurred together. 



43. Bubo lacteus. 



Bubo lacteus Stark & Scl. Birds S. Afr. iii. p. 252. 

 Not uncommon. Its loud booming hoot is frequently 

 heard in the evening. 



