IIG On the Birds of Alhany Dkns'wn, Cape Colon'/. 



286. GrALLiNAGO NiGRiPENNis, Bp. Ethiopian Snipe. 

 Very rare. 



287. RosTRATULA CAPENSis (Linn.). Painted Snipe. 

 Scarce, a. $ , January 1889. 



288. Sterna bergii, Licht. Swift Tern. 

 Occasionally met with. A specimen in the Museum is 



dated August 1902. 



289. Prion desolatus (Gmel.). Narrow-billed Blue 

 Petrel. 



One specimen obtained. 



290. *PoDiciPES CRISTATUS (Linn.). Crested Grebe. 

 Scarce. 



291. *PoDiciPES CAPENSIS, Licht. Cape Dabchick. 



Not uncommon. An eog taken on November 9, 1895, 

 on Table Farm near Grahamstown, was of a dirty cream 

 colour, and of a pyriform-ovate shape — measuring 35*5 x 



27 mm. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE TIL 



Fig, 1. Frinr/illaria tahapisi. 



2. Emnrc/inata siimata. *'' 



•3. Emherlzajlaviventris. \/ 



4. Pachyprora pririt. *^ 



5. Chlorodyta neghcta. ^ 



6. Cnynpopluu/a hnrtlauJii. 



7. Cossypha bicolor. ♦' 



8. Irrisor virhlis, ♦- 

 0. Campophaya niyrn. 



]0. Laninrius rubiyinosus. 

 H. Telephonns seneyalus, " 



12. ,, tchnyra. *' 



13. Lamprocolius melanny aster. 



14. Chrysococcyx klaasi. '^ 

 16-17. „ cupre7(.x. "' .'^ 



18, Indicator sparrmani. >/ . ■ 



NoTF..— The top row of eg-gs on Plate IV. are two Hirundo albiyularis 

 with one unidentitied Indicator. 



