30 Mr. U. G. Davies on the Birds of the 



25. Ci'RSORius KUFUs, J. Gould. Ixufous ( "ouvser. 

 Not uncommon on the flats and resident. 



2G. Charadrius iiiaticula, L. Ringed Tlover. 

 Scarce. I have personally only shot one specimen. 



27. Charadrius TRicoLLARis, Vieill. Three-banded Plover. 

 Very common and resident. 



28. Stephanibyx melanopterus (Cretzschm.). Black- 

 wingod Lapwing. 



►Scarce. I have not met with it, but Mr. Gould informs 

 me lie has seen flocks on sevend occasions. 



29. CEdicnemius capensis, Lcht. Cape Thicknee. 

 Not common ; I have only seen one or two si)t'cimens. 



30. NuMEXius ARQUATUS (L.). Curlew. 



A rather rare migrant, single birds being occasionally 

 seen on the vleys. 



.31. TOTANUS PUGNAX (L.). Ruff. 



Very common on marshy ground, sometimes in large 

 flocks. This is one o£ our earliest visitors, arriving in August 

 and leaving in March. Amongst the specimens shot on 

 7.3.10 many of the females had already moulted into 

 breeding-plumage. 



32. ToTANUS LiTTOREUS (L.). Greenshank. 



Not very common ; but one or two are generally seen 

 amongst flocks of other waders and are a fearful nuisance to 

 the sportsman, being very wild, and dashing off with their 

 loud whistles putting every other bird on the alert. 



33. ToTANUS STAGNATiLis, Bcchst. Marsli Sandpiper. 



I have lately found a good many of these Sandpipers on 

 one of the farms. They are just like miniature Grccnshanks 

 in appearance, habits, and note. I did not meet with them 

 last year, although 1 looked out for them. 



34. ToTANUS GLAREOLA (L.). Wood Sandpiper. 



Very common. Specimens are sometimes found in full 

 breeding-plumage. 



