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35. Tr'NGOIdes hypoleucos (L.). Conmion Siuulpipor. 

 Not common ; usually found singly along river-banks, 

 rarely on the vleys. 



3fj. TiiiNGA FERRUGINEA, Brunn. Curlew Sand})i[)er. 

 Not common ; found occasionally in small flocks. 



37. Tringa minuta, Leisl. Little Stint. 

 Not common ; found in small flocks or singly. 



38. Gallinago media (Frisch). Double Snipe. 

 Not common. 



30. Gallinago nigripennis, Bp. Ethiopian Snipe. 



Not common. Considering the amount of marsh}^ ground 

 in the district, it is strange that there should be so few 

 Snipe ; I know of only one or two places where one can 

 depend on finding them. A nest was found by Mr. Gould 

 on the 30th October, 1910, containing two eggs. 



40. RosTRATiTLA BENGALENSis (L.). Painted Snipe. 



Not common, but I believe resident. I have not found 

 eggs ; but of four shot on a small piece of marshy ground, 

 two were adult male and female, the other two being young 

 birds, probably the young of the adult pair. I have noticed 

 that wounded birds of this species will make short jumps 

 forward, with wings and tail expanded to their fullest 

 extent, and uttering a kind of hissing noise, as if to try and 

 frighten one. I have noticed a wounded Nightjar do 

 almost exactly the same thing. 



41. Otis cafra, Lcht. Stanley Bustard. 



A Bustard, either of this species or 0. ludwigii, occurs on 

 some of the farms in small numbers ; but I have not been 

 able to procure specimens for identification. 



42. BuGERANUS carunculatus (Gm.). Wattled Crane. 

 This species was formerly not uncommon, but is now 



rarely seen. 



43. Anthropoides paradisea (Lcht.). Blue Crane. 

 This species used to be exceedingly common, occurring in 



