and collected in Pondoland. 199 



175. BuBULCUS IBIS. Cattle E^-ret. 



Rather rare. I have only seen two specimens. 



$ adult in breeding-plumage. Umtamvuna River. 



? adult. Port St. Johns. 



17G. BuTOKiDES ATRICAPILLA. Green-backcd Heron. 



Scarce. 



2 (J juv. Umtamvuna mouth. 



177. Nycticorax leuconotus. White-backed Night- 

 Heron. 



Rare. I have been fortunate in obtaining three specimens. 



(^ adult. Umzinhlava River, near Lusikisiki. 

 ? adult. Near Port St. Johns, 15.12.0G. 



S not quite adult. Near Port St. Johns, 18.12.0G. 



All three of these birds were flushed from thick branches 

 overhanging the water. The female ?hot on 15th December, 

 190G, had eggs in the ovary about the size of a marble. 



The male shot at Lusikisiki is now in the S.A. Museum. 



178. BoTAURUS CAPFJNSis. Cape Bittern. 



Scarce. One or two specimens have been shot in a marsh 

 near Lusikisiki, but personally I have not seen one. 



179. Geronticus calvus. Bald Ibis. 



Scarce. One specimen, ^ juv., Lusikisiki, in July 1905. 



180. Hagedashia hagedash. Hadadah. 



Some years ago these birds were common, but they are 

 getting scarcer every year. There are still a good many in 

 the wilder parts. I have found two nests of this bird ; they 

 both contained young and were built of sticks in the fork of 

 a branch. 



181. Alopochen iEGYPTiACUS. Berg Gans. 



Only found in the Upper Umzimvubu and Umgazi Rivers, 

 where they are by no means common. 



182. Anas sparsa. Black Duck. 



This is the only Duck I have come across in E. Pondoland ; 

 they are found sparingly in pairs and small family parties on 

 all the rivers. 



