120 SJiort Notices of Ontithohu/iral pKhUcatious. 



throat wliite, and in addition the sides of tlie nock — these 

 wliite portions heino; very conspicuous even wlien the bird is 

 on the wing. The South Afri'^an Swallows are laro;er and 

 have a reddish rnnip and stri{)ed underparts, which the 

 European Swallow does not possess. 



Much valuable information lias of late years been 

 collected in S. Africa on the movements of the White Stork, 

 and many birds have been shot or picked up dead with an 

 aluminium ring on the leg bearing a No. and letters, placed 

 thereon by kindred European Societies. Please watch for 

 these, and any found should be forwarded to the Transvaal 

 Zoological Gardens, Pretoria, with all data. 



We sincerely hope that a genuine effort will be made by 

 our Members and the teachers to identify themselves more 

 closely with the work of the Union, and render what assistance 

 they can. 



Note. — Copies of this circular and a supply of post-cards 

 can be obtained on application to the Hon. Secretarv, South 

 African Ornithologists' Union, Transvaal Zoological Gardens, 

 Pretoria. The Secretary will also be pleased to receive 

 applications for membership at all times. 



Alavix Haagxkr, Sec. S.A.O.U. 



XV. — Short Notices of Ornithological Piihlications. 



9. 1 he <i(ime Bir(h ami Waterfoicl of South Africa. By 

 Major B. R. llorsbrugh, A.S.C., &c. With Coloured 

 Plates by Sergt. C. G. Davies, C.M.R. 



A\ e have now received Part IT. of this lovelv work (see 

 review of Part I. .fiipra p. 7!^), which seems an improvement 

 on the first part all round. The species dealt with ar(^ the 

 Francolins — Crested, Kirk's, Grey-wing, Cape i{cd-wing, 

 Orange River, Pjiittikofer's, Sliclley's, Red-billed, Natal, and 

 Cape ; the Red-necked Francolins — Humboldt's, Northern, 

 Southern, and Swanison's; the <^'a[»e and Harlf'r|nin and Blue 

 Quails; ami the Kuirichuine l>iitton-<,»naiI. As aheadv 



