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farmer replied that he was going to the mountain to get a 

 buck. Seeing that he had no firearm his friend laughed a^ 

 him, whereupon the farmer pointed to an Eagle, which was 

 quartering the ground on the mountain side, and went his 

 way. Latter on the farmer returned, carrying the buck 

 which had been struck by the Eagle and hurled over a 

 precipice, beneath which it was picked up. This may sound 

 rather a tall story, but nevertheless I believe it to be true 

 and a not uncommon occurrence. The young Eagle from 

 Cape Point was kept by me for some time. It eat raw 

 meat ravenously and became quite tame ; unfortunately, 

 however, during a spell of very wet weather, it caught cold, 

 and becoming paralyzed in its legs, eventually died. 



CossYPHA siGNATA. — Ou the 14th July, 1906, 1 was fortunate 

 enough to obtain a female of this species at SmitswinkeFs Ba}', 

 between Simonstown and Cape Point ; it was shot on the 

 ground on a very bleak and exposed part of the mountain. 

 Previously it had only been recorded from the eastern half 

 of Cape Colony and Natal. 



Phalacrocoeax lucidus. — On the 15th September, 1906, 1 

 found a colony of these birds breeding near the extreme end of 

 Cape Point. The nests were placed on ledges of rock about 50 

 feet above the sea on the mountain side ; all the nests contained 

 either three eggs, young, or fully fledged birds. 



Phalacrocorax capensis. — This species was also nesting 

 close by, but most of the birds were only mating, so that they 

 are considerably later in breeding than the preceding species. 

 I also found them nesting on Cape Maclear. As far as I 

 know, the nesting of Cormorants on the mainland in South 

 Africa has not been previously noted ; they usually nest on 

 the islands close to the coast. At the nest containing young 

 birds were heaped up large piles of regurgitated fish, the 

 stench from which was quite unbearable. 



Geronticus calva. — A Bald Ibis was shot at Milnerton, 

 near Cape Town, about the 27th August, 1906. The occurrence 

 of this bird so close to the sea is perhaps worth recording. It is 



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