The birds of Keiskama Hoek. 



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Family — Alaudidae. J^°P"i^-^i^^™55! J^.™?'"^^,-^*^, 



Tephrocorys cinerea. — Ru- Frequent — on veldt. 



fous capped lark. 



Family — Motacillidae. 

 M. capensis. — Cape wag-tail. 

 Family — Coliidae. 

 Colins striatus. — S.A. Coly. 



Frequent — near houses. 



Order — Columbae. 



Family — Columbidae. 



C. phaeonota. — S. A. speck- 

 ied Pigeon. 



Palumbus arqiiatrix. — Ka- 

 meron Pigeon. 



Turtur capicola. — Cape 

 turtle-dove. 



Oena capensis. — Long tailed 

 African dove. 



Chalcopelia afra. — Emerald 

 spotted wood dove. I 



Order — Gallinae. 



Family — Perdicidae. 

 Cotiirnix coturnix. — Com. 

 quail. 



Order — Limicolae. 



Family — Glareolidae. 

 G. melanoptera. — Black 

 winged pratincole. 



»Mousebird«. Moderate 

 fruit eater. 



»Bush Dove«. Common. 



Frequent among Mi- 

 I mosa bush. 



Migratory — but a few 

 alwavs remaining. Vary 

 plentiful last two years, 

 nests in corn fields or 

 long grass. 



»Small troutbird«. Vary 

 common last year, when 

 locusts etc. were nume- 

 rous, but this year re- 

 maininff onlv a few davs 



