fBirds collected at Blaauivherr/, K. Transvaal. 15 



season liy IMr. John Wood, a second was obtained near Pirie 

 by Mr. Pym on February 23rd, and the tliird was seen l)y 

 the writer at a piece of temporary water at Tyersha on 

 April 10th. 



A specimen of the European Roller [Corac'ias f^arrvlus), 

 known locally as the Blue Jay, was shot at Blythswood by 

 Mr. Moir on December 22nd, and forwarded to me. This 

 species was again met on the Kino-williamstown commonage 

 by Mr. Arthur Weir on March 19th. 



Of birds whose status as migrants has not yet been satis- 

 factorily determined in the district, may be mentioned the 

 Red-backed Shrike (Lanins colliirio), the South African 

 Hoopoe (Upiipa africana), and the Paradise Flycatcher 

 {TcJntrea perspiclUata). Three Red-l)acked Shrikes were 

 frequenting the mimosa near the Buffalo Bridge at King- 

 williamstown on February 15th ; this is the latest date on 

 which I have met with the species locally, but during my 

 visit to Zoutpansberg I saw a female in Pietersburg on 

 April 20th. The South African Hoopoe was last seen at 

 Kingwilliamstown on April 12th. 



ni. — Field-Notes on Birds collected at Blaauwberg, 

 N. Transvaal. By F. 0. Noome. 

 I HAD for a long time felt attracted by the isolated situation 

 of the Blaauwberg, and felt sure from what I had observed 

 in other parts of the Northern Transvaal Districts that a 

 large number of European migratory as well as interesting 

 S. African resident birds would be found there ; but it was 

 not until February last that I was able to undertake the tiij). 

 Tiie results fully bore out my expectations and are worth 

 recording. 



Leaving Pietersburg by wagonette on February 8th, the 

 first day was spent in travelling over flat, bare, uninteresting 

 veld, until the Hout River was reached, where a halt was 

 made for the night. I found hundreds of AVhitc-bollied 

 Storks {Ahdimia abdinii) and Pied Crows {Corriis scapulafiis) 

 at this place, roosting in some syringa-trees near an o\d 



