54: Mr. A. Haagner 07i the ]Miite Stork in South Africa. 



East Cape Colony (Miss Cany Ross), and 12th November at 

 Olifants River in the Eastern Transvaal (Major Hamilton). 

 We have four dates in December, and one even as late as 

 January 11)09. Now it is quite obvious that the birds were 

 in (South Africa towards the end of September, but so far as 

 can be ascertained, only arrived in flocks during December, 

 ■which would account for the great difference in the recorded 

 dates. The birds we^e late again in 1909, although only 

 four records are available: East Griqualand, Pirie, Maseru, 

 and Pretoria (18th, 25th and 30th November, and 1st 

 December respectively). 



In 1910 they appear to have turned up a little earlier than 

 in the two preceding years, although our records are very 

 meagre. The earliest date is 28th August for Wepenerj 

 0. F. S. (Hardiman) for a single specimen ; and 26th 

 October, Lindley, 0. F. S. (P. E. Hale), followed by 

 10th November at Ermelo, Transvaal (C. Taylor), and 

 12th November, Pirie, Cape Colony (R. Godfrey). 



Departures : The latest date for the White Stork is appar- 

 ently 29th April, close to the Delagoa Railway near the 

 border (Hamilton), so far as migratory movements go. 



In 1908 they left. Pirie in the Eastern C.ipe Colony on the 

 l.'>th March. In 1910 the last individual seen by me in 

 I'retoria was on the 30th March. Rev. Godfrey reports 

 migratory departures from Pirie on 20th April, and 

 Major Hamilton from the Sabi, Eastern Transvaal, on the 

 7th April. 



Unfortunately the records of the departure of the birds 

 are still fewer than those of the arrivals. In 1911 many 

 Storks W'inlered over, this will, however, be dealt with in 

 the succeeding paragra[)h. 



Residents: The first mention of residential White Storks 

 is in the 1908/09 Report, wherein Mr. 0. W. Barrett reports 

 having seen these birds on the Zambesi River on r.Oth Jul}'. 

 We were somewhat sceptical as to the identity of the birds, 

 but in view of subsequent events we see no reason now 

 to doubt Mr. Barrett's record. Sgt. Davies, M.B.O.U., 

 reported a few present at Matatiele all through the winter, 



