the Transvaal Museum from Boror. G5 



if slicltor is not available, tliey take to fliglit, just .slviinmin<^ 

 the water as they do so, but never remain longer on the 

 wing than necessary. 



Leptoptilos ckumenifePv ([Cav.] Less.). R. 285. Sept. 

 and Oct. 



The Marabou Stork was frequently seen in twos or threes 

 in the neighbourhood of Muandama and Biiruma, sometimes 

 in company with Vultures and other scavengers^ feeding on 

 the remains of animals killed by lions. 



Abdimia abdimi (Licht.). R. 287. Nov. 



Several parties of two or three were seen on the Kane 

 River near Matiwe ; they took to the tops of tall trees 

 when disturbed, and would not let one get within gunshot 

 range. 



BuTORiDES ATRiCAPiLLUS (Afz.). R. 304. (1 F.) Resi- 

 dent. 



I. lemon, inner ring orange-yellow ; B. black, genys 

 greenish ; L. brownish yellow ; bare skin of lores and eye- 

 lids greenish yellow. Leng. 443 ; W. 172 ; Tl. 60 ; G. 63. 



Solitary birds were seen at Villa Pereira, Matiwe, 

 Ngamwe, and Muandama, usually perched in small trees 

 overhanging water. At the last-named place a nest was 

 discovered in a small tangled tree overhanging a pool of 

 water ; it was a platform of twigs and roots and contained 

 two partly incubated eggs. These eggs are pale green, 

 rather elongated in shape, and measure 40*5 x 27*y and 

 39"1 X 27"3, respectively. 



Ardea ealloides (Scop.). R. 308. (1 F.) May. 



I. lemon-yellow ; B. above dark brown, below dull 

 greenish yellow ; L. and bare skin of face yellowish green. 

 Leng. 450 ; Tl. 69 ; W. 198 ; Ts. 58 ; C. G2. 



This specimen was shot on a pool of rain-water in the 

 clearing at Villa Pereira, and was in a starved condition and 

 very tame. It was the only one observed. 



Herodias alba (Linn.). R. 317. (1 M.) May. 



I. creamy white ; B. yellow, darker at the tip ; bare skin 



