94 Mr. J. A. Bucknill on South African 



2. Clutch 2: Oct. 1887. Grahamstown, Cape Colony: 



e coll. R. H. Ivy. 



3. Ditto. : 10. 9. 90. Same locality and collection. 



4. Ditto.: 6.10.05. Matabel eland : C. Wilde. 



5. Ditto. : 15. 9. 03. Same locality and collector. 



6. Ditto. : Oct. 1898. Pretoria, Transvaal : L. v. Blerk. 

 Shape a slightly tapering oval ; texture rough with slight 



nodules ; a little gloss. 



Sizes. Max. length 53'8 mm. 

 Min. „ 47-3 „ 

 Max. breadth 43-0 „ 

 Min. „ 40-5 „ 

 Mean length (of 12) 50-85 mm. 

 „ l)readth „ 42-04 „ 



500. Glaucidium perlatum (Vieilh). (Pearl - spotted 

 Owl.) 



Clutch 3 : 16. 10. 04. Pretoria : e coll. Austin Roberts. 

 Oval shape ; smooth texture and glossy surface. 

 Colour. White. 

 Sices. 31-2 X 25-0 ; 30-5 x 24-3 ; 29-9 x 24-1 mm. 



507. Falco ruficollis, Sw. (Red-necked Falcon.) 

 One egg : 24. 10. 04. Six mile Spruit, near Pretoria, 



Transvaal : e coll. Austin Roberts. 



Size. 41-4 X 30-8 mm. 



Shape a somewhat elongated oval ; smooth texture and 

 slight gloss. 



Colour. Ground-colour light yellowish-buff ; the whole 

 profusely marked with evenly distributed splashes and dots 

 of light liver and olive-brown. None of the splashings are 

 large. 



508. TiNNUNCULUS RuncoLUS (Daud.). (South African 

 Kestrel.) 



Several clutches, of which I describe four only, as the 

 remaining eggs are somewhat faded and dirty. 



1. Clutch 2 : Nov. 1905. Grahamstown, Cape Colony ; 

 e coll. R. H. Ivy. 



