the rretorla Zooloyical (Jardens. 87 



9. TuRTUR CAPicoLA (Siind,). Capo Turtlc-Dove. 



Also fairly common in the Gardens at times, but rather 

 local in distribution and uncertain as to time. 



10. NuMiDA CORONATA, G. R. Gr. Crowncd Guinea- 

 fowl. 



Often invade the Gardens from Eloff's Plantations. 

 Last year wq captui'ed a few young ones only a couple of 

 days old. The instinct of these liny creatures is worthy 

 of note. We would wait until we heard the young ones 

 calling and then dash up to the spot ; unless very quick 

 one would lose sight of them all, the warning note of the old 

 birds causing the little ones to scatter and crouch down 

 amongst the shrubby herbage and stones of the hillside. 

 The only way was to stand dead still for some minutes until 

 one of them moved, and then catch it quickly with the hand. 

 The protective coloration of the little ones in their striped 

 downy covering is wonderful. 



11. Kaupifalco moxogrammica (Temm.). African 

 Buzzard- Eagle. 



One would not have expected this species to occur in the 

 Gardens, but one of the keepers winged one on August 23rd, 

 1912. The bird recovered, and is now in the aviary with 

 another of its species from Rhodesia. 



12. AsTUR POLYZONOIDES (A. Sm.). Little Banded Gos- 

 hawk. 



This is (piite a common little Hawk in the Gardens, and I 

 have seen as many as three of them together. 



13. AcciPiTER MINULLUS (Daud.). Little Sparrow-IIawk. 

 An occasional visitor. A pair used to fre(|uent the 



precincts of the Squirrel (jamp and carry off the young 

 guinea-pigs, until they were shot. 



14. MiCRONiSUS gabar (Daud.). Gabar Goshawk. 



A solitary individual haunted the neighbourhood of one of 

 the camps where there were young IVaibwl for sonu' days. 



