196 Mr. C. G. Da vies on Birds observed 



147. Spizaetus coeonatus. Crowned Hiiwk Eagle. 

 Scarce. I shot an immature bird at Port St. Johns in 



June 1905. A friend shot an adult shortly afterwards at the 

 same place. I also saw a skin of one shot here lately. 



148. LoPHOAETUS OCCIPITALIS. Crested Hawk Eagle. 

 Not common, but found all over the country, chiefly in the 



river valleys. 



149. Haliaetus vocifer. Sea Eagle. 



There are generally a pair of these Eagles at the mouths 

 of all the larger rivers. I found two nests, one at the mouth 

 of the Umsikubu River and one at the Umtamvuna mouth, 

 both were unfortunately at the tops of inaccessible trees. 

 I shot the female at the latter place ; she was an adult bird in 

 beautiful plumage, but the eyes were dark brown, not yellow 

 as given in Stark and Sclater's book. 



150. Helot ARSUs ecaudatus. Bateleur. 



Found sparingly along the coast belt. They are very wild 

 and so far I have not obtained a specimen. A friend writes 

 that he knows of a place where they nest. 



151. BuTEO JAKAL. Jackal Buzzard. 

 Common everywhere. 



152. BuTEO DESERTORUM. Steppe Buzzard. 



Scarce. The only place 1 have seen these birds is about 

 20 miles N.E. of Bizana, where I secured a male in October 

 1906 and saw several others. 



153. MiLVUS ^GYPTius. Yellow-billed Kite. 

 Very common in summer. 



154. Elanus c^ruleus. Black-shouldered Kite. 

 Common everywhere. 



155. AcciPiTER RUFiVENTRis. African Sparrow Hawk. 

 Scarce. I have only seen one pair, which I shot near 



Flagstaff in November 1905. 



156. AcciPiTER melanoleucus. Black Sparrow Hawk. 



Rare. I have only seen one specimen, a (^ , in the black- 

 and-white plumage, shot at Emkata, 14 miles from Lusikisiki, 

 in October 1906. 



