354 On the Ornithology of Transvaal. 



the front that of the abdomen ; under tail-coverts transversely 

 and alternately barred with pale rufous and black ; wing- 

 linings white, slightly mottled about the edges of the wing 

 with blackish brown ; axillaries white, mingled with slaty 

 brown. 



The immature female resembles the above, but shows more 

 of the olive-brown edgings to the feathers of the mantle, 

 and wants the rufous tint on the breast and sides of the neck, 

 the former being a dirty white, the latter two shades of brown, 

 the centres of the feathers being darker than the edges. — 

 J. H. G.] 



219. Alecthelia dimidiata (Smith). South-African 

 Rufous-chested Crake. 



Alecthelia ruficollis, Gray. 



This species inhabits the Snipe-grounds, but is scarce and 

 difficult to flush. 



[In 'The Ibis' for 1859, p. 249, and for 1868, p. 261, I 

 incorrectly applied to this species the English name of " Jar- 

 dine's Crake," which properly belongs to its smaller congener, 

 A.jardinei (Smith). — J. H. G.] 



220. Nettapus madagascariensis (Gmel.). Madagascar 

 Dwarf-Goose. 



A pair of these little G eese were shot in April on the Vaal 

 river, fourteen miles from Potchefstroom, and are in the 

 possession of Dr. Exton of Bloemfontein. 



221. Graculus africanus. Gray. Long- tailed African 

 Cormorant. 



Male in winter plumage, shot near Potchefstroom 17th 

 May. Irides light ashy brown ; bill pale, but dusky on the 

 ridge ; tarsi and feet black. 



[I take this opportunity of correcting a clerical error which 

 occurred in ' The Ibis ' for 1876 at p. 430. For " Enneoctonus 

 collaris" read E. collurio. — J. H. G.] 



