Birds of Alhauf/ Division, Cape Colojiy. Ill 



buff as the bird gets older, and finally becomes white when 

 fully adult. 



219. Melierax canorus (Rislach). Chanting Goshawk. 

 Scarce. 



220. *Melierax gabar (Daud.). Gabar Goshawk. 

 Rare. 



221. *Melierax NIGER (Bonn. & VieilL). Black Gabar 

 Goshawk. 



Very rare. 



222. *OiRCUS MACRURUS (GmcL). Pale Harrier. 

 Rare. 



223. Circus maurus (Temm.). Black Harrier. 

 Scarce. 



224. PoLYBOROiDES TYPicus, Smith. Harrier Hawk. 

 Scarce. 



225. *Gyps kolbii (Daud.). South African Griffon 

 Vulture. 



Formerly extremely common, but of recent years, probably 

 owing to the " Poisoning Clubs," like Curvus scajyulatuSy 

 becoming scarcer. 



22G. *Otogyps auricularis (Daud.). Black Vulture. 

 Very scarce. 



227. *Serpentarius secretarius (Sparrm.). Secretary 

 Bird. 



Scarce. 



228. *Plotus rufus, Lacep. & Daud. Snake Bird. 

 Occasionally met with on the Great Fish River. 



229. *CicoNiA ALBA (Linn.). White Stork. 

 A scarce visitor. 



230. *CicoNiA NIGRA (Linn.). Black Stork. 

 Scarce. 



231. Scopus umbretta, Gmel. Hammerhead. 

 Common. 



