OrnitJioIor/i/ of Eastern l^ondoland. \_?y 



280. CoTURNix Dia.AGOiiGUEi (Deliio.)- Harlequin Quail. 

 I received a skin of a fine adult male of this species from 



Mr. Allison, shot on the 20.7.08. Mr. Allison states that he 

 saw one or two others, but did not secure them. 



281. Ceex egregia, Ptrs. African Crake. 



Sgt. E. M. Heale, C.M.R., sent me a pair shot near 

 Bizana on the 28.12.08. 



282. Sarothrura rufa (VieilL). Red-chcstcd ('rake. 



I shot a sinole adult female in a marsh near Flaostaff on 

 the 31.12.07. I have seen no others. 



283. FuLiCA CRiSTATA, Gm. Red-knobbed (Joot. 



iSgt. Heale informs me that he has shot several of these 

 birds near the Umtamvuna mouth. 



284. Otis cafra, Lcht. Stanley Bustard. 



Although I suspected that this species^ as well as 0, luduigi, 

 occurred on the flats near the sea, I never could procure one 

 for identification. Sgt. Heale, however, tells me that both 

 species occur there, this one being the commoner, and that 

 he had shot several, the largest weighing 17 lbs. He s:!ys 

 they disappear during the summer months. 



285. RosTRATULA BENGALENSis (L.). Painted Snipe. 



I have received a single adult male from Sgt. Heale, shot 

 near Bizana, but have not heard of any others having been 

 shot in Pondoland. 



Since writing the above paper, I have collected the two 

 following birds : — 



286. HiERAisTus PENNATUS (Gm.). Booted Eagle. 



I shot an adult female in beautiful plumage of this species 

 near my camp on the Umtamvuna River. This bird had 

 been stealing our chickens for some days, and when killed 

 the crop contained the remains of a young chicken. This 

 species is, I think, rare, and I have not previously met 

 with it. 



