688 BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 
Lake-regions and on the River Okavango. It frequents, when 
inland, springs and small running streams, but is more common 
along the coast. It does not appear to breed in Damara Land, at 
least not in its middle and southern portion; from the sea-coast it 
generally disappears about December, reappearing in March and 
April. It in most commonly found in small flocks, but sometimes 
singly or in pairs. Itis a shy and wary bird, and frequently most 
difficult to obtain. It runs with great celerity, and is very powerful _ 
on the wing, frequently flying at a great height; when rising it 
utters shrill cries, which may be heard at a very great distance. 
This species feeds on the fry of fish, worms, insects, crustaceans, and 
molluscous animals, in search of which it may frequently be seen 
wading up to its belly in the water. The flesh of the Greenshank 
is very palatable.” Professor Bocage observes that it is widely 
spread, and very common in winter on the coasts of Loango and 
Angola. Anchieta has forwarded it from Novo Rodondo, Benguela, 
the Coroca River, Humbe, and Quillengues ; at nearly all of which 
places it is called Kaniapraia, which is the common native name for 
most of the small waders. 
Adult.—In winter, with the bill greenish-brown at the base, black 
towards the end; the feet greenish-grey ; the head, hind part and sides 
of neck, greyish-white, streaked with brown; the fore part of the back, 
scapulars and wing-coverts, greyish-brown, the feathers edged with 
whitish ; hind part of the back, the fore part of the face, and all 
the lower parts white, but with faint grey markings on the fore part 
of the sides, and on the lower wing-coverts ; tail white, barred with 
greyish-brown. Adult, in summer, with the fore neck and breast 
marked with oblong black spots; the fore part of the back and the 
scapulars, black, the feathers margined with whitish. Length, 
14” 3” ; wing, 7” 6” ; tail, 3” 2”. 
Fig. Dresser, B. Eur. viii, pl. 555. 
660. Toranus catipRis, Bechst. Redshank. 
The Redshank is found sparingly about the Knysna estuary and 
the mouth of the Salt River, near Cape Town, in both of which 
places we have shot them ourselves: at Zoetendals Vley they were 
abundant in November. Capt. Reid saw it at the mouth of the 
Umgeni River, near Durban, on December 26th. The species also 
occurred in Messrs, Chapman’s collection from Lake N’gami, and a 
