110 Messrs. A. Haagner and R, H. Ivy oji the 



breast. — On either side of this white strip the lower neck is 

 uniform with the earth-brown of the back of the neck. 

 Abdomen creamy rufous. Thighs and legs white with dark 

 brown centres. 



Female : There are no white patches on the forehead as in 

 the male, and the tail-coverts are of a bright rufous tint with 

 a subterminal band of earth-brown ; the remainder of the 

 upper plumage resembling that of the male. Chin and 

 lower throat uniform with the earth-brown of the hind-neck. 

 Chest and sides rufous. Abdomen and lower chest rufous, 

 feathers with earth-brown centres and blotches, giving^this 

 portion of the plumage a banded appearance ; most of these 

 feathers also have white or rufous tips. The thighs and legs 

 are similarly coloured to those of the male, being, however, a 

 little darker. Tlie hinder tail-coverts are rufous banded with 

 earth-brown. 



Irides of both sexes at adult stage ochreous yellow. Bill 

 and claws dark horn. Cere, legs, and claws yellow. 



213. *BuTEO DESERTORUM (Grill). Steppe Buzzard. 

 Not common in Albany. 



214. Elanus c^ruleus (Desf,). Black-shouldered Kite. 

 A young specimen about two months old, dated May 1903, 



has the upper breast suffused with pale rufous. 



215. AcciPiTERMiNULLUS (Daud.). Little Sparrow Hawk. 

 Not common. This species nests in Double Kloof near 



Grahamstown. 



216. AcciPiTER RUFiVENTRis, Smith. African Sparrow 

 Hawk. 



Not unconnnon. 



217. AcciPiTER MELANOLEUCUS, Smith. Black Sparrow 

 Hawk, 



Scarce. 



218. AsTUR TACHIRO (Daud.). African Goshawk. 

 Fairly common. The young bird is tinged on the cheeks, 



throat, and upper breast with pale rufous, which fades to pale 



