56 On the Ornithology of Modderfontein, Transvaal. 



133. BuBULCUS IBIS. (Buff-backed Egret.) 

 Not common. 



134. CicoNiA ALBA. (White Stork.) 

 A straggler to the local waters. 



135. C'henalopex ^gyptiaca. (Egyptian Goose.) 

 An occasional visitor. 



136. Plectroptekus gambensis. (Spur-winged Groose.) 

 Several obtained from the local dams. 



137. PcECiLONETTA ERYTHRORHYNCHA. (Red-billed Teal.) 

 Common migrant. 



138. AxAS XANTHORHYNCHA. (Yellow-billcd Teal.) 

 Scarcer than the Red-billed Teal. 



139. Anas sparsa. (Black Duck.) 



This pretty Duck arrived here in fair numbers in April, 

 and may be recorded as a common migrant to Modderfontein. 

 They rise readily and afford good sport. 



140. Anthropoides paradisea. (Stanley Crane.) 



This stately bird is not uncommon in this vicinity, but I 

 have never found it frequenting the dams; they may usually 

 be seen in pairs on the veld during the breeding-season, and 

 assemble in small flocks of from six to twenty individuals 

 during winter. I have come across both eggs and young, 

 the latter resembling rather closely young Ostrich chicks. 

 The eggs seem to vary considerably in size, shade, and 

 markings. The largest I have seen measure 3"937 X 2"519 in. 



141. Pterocles namaqua (Namaqua Sand-Grouse.) 

 Common migrant. 



142. Francolinus gariepensis. (Orange River Fran- 

 colin.) 



Fairly common in the plantations and moving to the open 

 veld to feed at sunset. 



