ohseyred in the District of Beira. 45 



151. Strix capensis, A. Sm. Grass Owl. 



I have only seen one specimen, shot by Mr. C. 11. B. Grant 

 near Beira. 



152. Glaucidium capense (A. Sm.). Barred Owlet. 



A rather common bird romid here. I have shot several 

 specimens during the day resting in trees in woods and also 

 in bamboo thickets. They are usually found in pairs. 



153. Syrnium woodfordi (A. Sm.). Bush Owl. 



Male shot 1.4. 08, in thick woods, resting on a low l)ranch 

 of a large tree. 



154. Scotopelia peli [Tem.], Bp. Pel's Fishing-Owl. 

 Very scarce. — I shot a male about seven years ago here, 



and another male last year. The latter bird was sitting on 

 top of a very tall tree close to a vley in a thick wood. 



155. TiKNUNCULUs DiCKiNSONi (Scl.). Dickinson's Kestrel. 

 Male shot 20. 3. 08, sitting on a dead tree, on open cleared 



ground. There are several of these birds in this locality; they 

 are partial to the open cleared ground and fond of settling on 

 old dead tree-stumps. They are not very shy, usually allou ing 

 one to approach within easy gunshot. I have frequently seen 

 them feeding on the ground and picking up grasshoppers and 

 other insects in the early morning. They have a very shrill 

 note, continually repeated. 



156. AsTUR POLYZONOIDES (A. Sm.). Little Banded 

 Goshawk. 



A female shot 4. 3. 08, sitting in the middle of a tall iliick 

 tree ; this is the only specimen I have seen uj) to now. 



157. Haliaetus yocifer (Daud.). Sea Eagle. 



A very common bird along the rivers and at the mouths of 

 rivers, where it may be seen sitting on a mangrove-stump 

 quite close to the water. I kept a male and female in 

 captivity for about 1^ years and fed them entirely on fish. 



158. Helotarsus ecaudatus (Daud.). Bateleur. 



Not at all uncommon, but I have never yet been within 

 gunshot range of one. 



