202 Mr. C. G. Davies 07i Birds observed 



203. PoRPHYRio MADAGASCARiENSis. King Reed Hen. 

 Very rare. Mr. Kilroe, a trader living near Lusikisiki, 



had one of these birds brought to him aUve by some natives ; 

 he placed it in an empty fowl-run, and after a few days it 

 became quite tame and ate almost everything — mealies, bread, 

 chopped meat, and green stuff. It also has a live frog given 

 it every day, which it cats with relish. He has had it now for 

 about a year and it seems thriving and in good plumage. 

 This is the only specimen I have heard of in Pondoland. 



204. PoDiCA PETERSi. Peters' Fin-foot. 



Scarce, but found on most of the rivers. They seem to 

 prefer the still luifrequented pools, and show themselves 

 mostly in the evening. They seem unable to fly, but splash 

 along the surface of the water, half flying, half paddling. 



205. BuGERANUS CARUNCULATrs. Wattled Crane. 

 Scarce. I have not secured a specimen, bat I have seen a 



pair on the flats near Lusikisiki, and Mr. Calvary (a trader) 

 took a young bird from a nest near the same locality and 

 kept it for some time. 



20G. Balearica regulorum. Ch-owned Crane. 

 Rare. One specimen shot at Lusikisiki near the coast in 

 January 1897. 



207. Otis ludwigii. Ludwig's Paauw. 



These Bustards are found in fair numbers on the flats near 

 the coast. They are very wild and hard to shoot. 



208. Otis melanogaster. Black-bellied Knorhaan. 

 This is the only Knorhaan found in Pondoland ; they are 



not common, but appear all along the coast. They are rather 

 stupid, tame birds and suffer from the Kaffirs in consequence. 



209. CEdicnemus carensis. Dikkop. 



Uncertain migrants, generally appearing in the winter 

 months. They generally prefer old Kaffir gardens and mealie- 

 lands amongst thorn-bush, also rocky places on the flats. 



210. CEdicnemus vermiculatus. AVater Dikkop. 

 Rather scarce. Found rather sparingly on the muddy 



banks of the larger rivers. 



