observed on the Orange River. 235 



in June; so it looks as if they breed all the year round. I 

 shot one bird whose crop was so crammed with bulbs that 

 it hurst on striking the ground. 



107. Coturnix capensis. (S. & L. p. 603.) 



Fairly common. Arrived early in April. I generally 

 found, it on the edge of the bush or on old " lands/-" 



108. NtJMIDA COROMATA. (S. & L. p. 581.) 



Huge flocks of Guinea-fowl lived amongst the bushes on 

 the north bank of the river. They roosted on the trees and 

 packed very closely on the branches. 



109. Fulica cristata. (S. & L. p. 621.) 



There were always a good many on the large dam. 



110. COMPSOTIS LEUCOPTERA. 



Otis afroides S. & L. p. 642. 



On March 7th I put up five of these birds. They went 

 away crying " kuk-knock-me-down " very distinctly. These 

 were the words I had used to describe the cry before I saw 

 Layard's account. 



111. Heterotetrax vigorsi (Smith). 

 Otis scolopacea S. & L. p. 637. 



This Avas the common Kuorhaan on the Orange River. 

 Its cry is "kuk-koraan, kuk-koraan/' but it sometimes 

 rises silently. 



112. Trachelotis C/erulescens (Vieill.). 

 Otis verreauxi S. & L. p. 639. 



This species was fairly common, if, as I suppose, it was our 

 small rufous Bustard. 



113. (Edicnemus capensis. (S. & L. p. 645.) 



I saw several pairs, sometimes on the river-bank amongst 

 the bush, sometimes in the open, and sometimes on rough 

 hill-sides. 



114. Cursorius rufus. (S. & L. p. 653.) 



Very common in autumn and winter, but 1 only saw a few 

 pairs in summer: it runs a short distance and then stops 

 and stands upright ; when it rises it makes a good deal of 

 uoise, but is easy to approach. 



