THE JOURNAL 



OF THE 



SOUTH AFRICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. 



Vol. I. DECEMBER 1905. No. 2. 



VI. — Nates on the Water-Birds of the Zwaartkops Elver, 

 Fort Elizabeth, Cape Colony. By James G. Brown. 



[The Zwaartkops is a tidal river and salt for a distance of 

 some eight or ten miles from its mouth. In addition to the 

 species enumerated by me below, Lieut. Whitehead has 

 recorded the occurrence in the same locality of Totanus 

 ochropms (Green Sandpiper), Totanus calidris (Redshank), 

 and ^gialitis cantiana (Kentish Sand-Plover). As, how- 

 ever, I have not observed these species personally I have 

 omitted them from my list.] 



1. PoRZANA BAILLONI (Hermann). (Baillon^s Crake.) 

 (Layard, p. 614.) 



Scarce ; found on the pools of the higher parts of the 

 river. 



2. Rallus c^rulescens. (Caffre Rail.) 

 (Layard, p. 610.) 



Fairly common ; difficult to shoot. 



3. LiMNOCORAX NIGER. (Black Crake.) 

 (Layard, p. 618.) 



Rare : this class of bird is difficult to observe ; they may 

 bo a good deal more plentiful than is supposed. 

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