222 Lieut. C. H. T. Whitehead on Birds 



Cygnus musicus Bechst. 



Six examples were shot on the river out of a " herd " of 

 ten in December 1899. 



Anser rubrirostris Hodgson. 



I have only once met with this species. It was a male 

 shot in November. 



Anser oatesi Rickett, Bull. B. O. C. vol. xi. p. 46. 



On my return to Foochow I heard that Mr. C. McAllum, 

 of the Imp. Maritime Customs at Santu, had observed some 

 small Geese in the Bay during the previous winter. I con- 

 sequently wrote to him and he kindly favoured me with the 

 following information : — 



There were in all about forty birds in the flock, which he 

 had often tried to approach, but without success. On one 

 occasion, however, when he had no gun, they rose within 

 easy shot, and he noted that their legs appeared to be flesh- 

 coloured. They seemed to prefer rice-fields to the mud- 

 flats " and rose without the cries common to the other 



Geese." 



Santu is situated in Samsha Bay, an inlet a few miles 

 north of the mouth of the river, It was there that the type 

 was obtained. 



OlDEMIA CARBO (Pall.). 



Occurs in winter, but is not common. All the specimens 

 that I have seen were in immature plumage. 



XX. — An Annotated List of the Birds observed on the Orange 



River between Aliioal North and Odendaalstroom from Dec. 



21s/, 1901, to June 21s/, 1902. By C. H. T. Whitehead, 



Lieut. 1st Bat, Highland Light Infantry. 



[Mr. Whitehead was stationed during the latter part of the 



South-African war in the line of blockhouses running along 



the Orange River between Aliwal North and Norval's Pont. 



I had some correspondence with him in regard to birds, and 



asked him to keep notes of all those he met with. This 



