Occasional Notes. 139 



farming in New Zealand, where a Parrot, " Nestor notabilis 

 (Gould)," the " Kea " of the Colonists, has of late years been 

 found to attack sheep by picking holes in their side, and 

 lacerating the intestines and thus causing death, although 

 the loss thus occasioned has not been very great, not more 

 than one sheep in three hundred being found to be attacked 

 (vide Dr. Menzies, Trans. N. Zealand Inst. xi. p. 397 ; 

 Newton, ' Dictionary of Birds,' p. 628). 



(14) The Central Committee of the Transvaal Game 

 Protection Association passed a resolution on the 31st of 

 October, 1906, recommending that the Government should 

 protect absolutely, i. e., by declaring them Royal Game, all 

 Locust Birds both large and small. This resolution would 

 presumably include Dilophus carunculatus (Wattled Starling), 

 Ciconia alba (White Stork), and Glareola melanoptera (Nord- 

 mann's Pratincole). Tinmmculus naumanni (Lesser Kestrel) 

 might also well be protected for the same reason. 



(15) The quantity of Game which now finds its way into 

 the Markets in South Africa is very considerable and is 

 undoubtedly increasing. From figures which have been 

 supplied from the Kimberley Market the amount of Game 

 there sold during the last three seasons was surprisingly 

 large. In the 1904 season 12,975 head of Game was disposed 

 of, realizing £2752 ; in the 1905 season 29,119 head realized 

 £4667, whilst in the 1906 season 40,933 head realized 

 £4829. 



Some interesting details of the different kinds of Game 

 which are included in the 40,933 bead sold in 1906 are given ; 

 these were : — 



Springbuck, 4025. 



Duiker, 174. 



Steinbok, 1415. 



Hares, 5131. 



Knorhaan, 3565. 



Redwing, 2957. 



