24 I>r. E. Symonds on some 



strictly fall into any one ot" them ; moreover, tliis classifi- 

 cation is chiefly drawn up for the Land-birds; of the move- 

 ments of the Sea-birds we know little or nothinf^. 



The schedules sent out are for the purpose of obtaining 

 more definite information about the movements of birds, and 

 it would be of great assistance if observers would carefully 

 fill in particulars thereon of all birds observed or collected 

 by them. 



In order to identify the birds it will be best if the examples 

 could be skinned, following the directions sent herewith, and 

 forwarded by post; but failing this it will be generally possible 

 to identify the birds by the wings, beaks, and legs if these 

 be simply removed from the body and dried. The birds 

 should be sent to the Museum at once, and to each should be 

 attached a ticket giving particulars of date and locality. 



Parcels and letters, if addressed to the Director of the 

 South African Museum, Cape Town, P.O. Box 61, and 

 superscribed " On His Majesty's Service," are carried free of 

 charge by post and need not be stamped. 



XII. (a). — JS^otes on some ]\Jujratory Vhiiants to Krooristad, 

 Oravge River Coloriy. By Edmond Symonds, M.B.C.S., 

 L.R.C.P. 



The object of making the subjoined incomplete observations 

 upon the summer and winter visitants to this district is not 

 so much with the idea of recording anything of striking 

 novelty as with the hope of inducing others to prepare notes 

 on the migrants in other parts of tiie country with detail of 

 climatic, seasonal, and any circumstances which may tend to 

 throw light on the still puzzling reasons for Migration. 



Although I have kept no precise data of the appearance 

 and departure of the various species to which I refer, I know, 

 from my almost daily journeying in my neighbourhood, the 

 months in which most of our visitors make their advent and 

 exodus. 



