a7id collected In Fotulola)id. 195 



136. Stkix capeksis. Grass Owl. 

 Scarce. 



S . Lusikisiki. 

 ? . Near Port St. Johns. 

 Both these birds I flushed out of marshy ground. 



137. Asio CAPENSis. Marsh Owl. 



Not uncommon ; always found on marshy ground. Flag- 

 staiF, Lusikisiki, Bizana. 



138. Syrnium woodfordi. Woodford's Owl. 

 Rare. I have only seen one. 



? adult. Near Bizana, in thick bush. 



139. Bubo capensis. C-ape Eagle Owl. 

 Scarce. One of a pair procured. 



S adult. Near Bizana. 



140. Bubo maculosus. Spotted Eagle-Owl. 

 This is the commonest Owl in Pondoland. 



141. Falco minor. S. African Peregrine. 

 Scarce. I have only seen one specimen. 



(J adult. Emkata, 14 miles from Lusikisiki. 



142. Falco biarmicus. S. African Lanner. 

 Not common, but generally distributed. 



143. TiNNUNCULUS rupicolus. S. African Kestrel. 

 Very common everywhere. 



144. Baza verreauxi. Cuckoo Falcon. 

 Scarce. Three specimens Flagstaff, one Biguna. 



145. Aquila verreauxi. Verreaux's Eagle. 



I saw an adult one day at Flagstaff ; although out of range 

 for my gun, it was close enough for me to identify it. 



146. EuTOLMAETUS BELLicosus. Martial Eagle. 



Rare. I saw a fresh but mangled skin of an immature 

 bird of this species hanging up in the verandah of a house at 

 Port St. Johns some time ago ; the owner said he had shot 

 it near his house. 



