48 NATURE AND SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA 



book, Gun and Camera in Southern Afriea, I have 

 described the game birds of Bechuanaland and the 

 adjacent countries as far as they are ascertained ; 

 but I am strongly of opinion that the list is not by 

 any means yet complete. Mr. J. G. Millais returned 

 in 1894 from a very interesting expedition to South 

 Africa ; and among his specimens were skins of a 

 bustard shot by him in the north of the Transvaal, 

 which looks very like proving to be an entirely new 

 species. In my judgment, the bustards north of 

 the Orange Kiver are least well known of all the 

 African game birds, and require to be far more 

 clearly established than they are at present. Here 

 is an opportunity for some enthusiastic sportsman- 

 naturalist ! 



The day grew rapidly hotter, and sport did not 

 improve. Towards eleven, seeing a Boer encamp- 

 ment some little way off, we turned that way, hoping 

 to get some milk. Alas ! there was very little to 

 be had. I never saw flies much thicker or more 

 troublesome than at this encampment ; the near 

 presence of a cattle kraal sufficiently accounted for 

 the plague. The Boers are not over particular on 

 such points, and are content to fence their kraals far 

 too near their houses or wagons for comfort. There 

 was a very pleasant young Dutch vrouw here and a 

 pretty child, but the flies smothered everything ; 

 wagon, horses, dogs, woman, man, and child were 



