282 Mr. T. Ayres on Trans- Vaal Ornithology. 



170. Budytes rayi, Bonap. Ray's Wagtail. 



[The specimen sent (a male in full plumage) is the only 

 South- African example of this species which I have yet seen. 

 Mr. Ayres sent with it two specimens of B. flava, which he 

 says has been " exceedingly scarce for the last two seasons." 

 —J. H. G.J 



171. Macronyx capensis (Linn.). Sentinel Pipit. 



172. Pycnonotus nigricans (Vieill.). Brunoir Bulbul. 



173. Laniarius quadricolor, Cass. Four-handed Shrike. 



174. Hyphantornis subaureus, Smith. Algoa-Bay Wea- 

 verbird. 



175. Estrelda astrild (Linn.). Waxbill Finch. 



176. Habropyga subflava (Vieill.). Sanguineous Finch. 



177. Ortygospiza polyzona (Temm.). Little Barred- 

 breasted Finch. 



178. Streptopelia capicola (Sund.). Cape Turtle Dove. 

 Tolerably common in Potchefstroom. 



[The specimen sent appears to agree with two in my pos- 

 session, obtained by the late Mr. Andersson, one at the river 

 Cunene and the other near the river Obavango, and may 

 therefore be considered referable to S. dumarensis (Finsch 

 & Hartl.), if the latter be admissible as specifically distinct 

 from S. capicola, which I greatly doubt. — J. H. G.] 



179. Francolinus gariepensis, Smith. Orange -River 

 Francolin. 



[The eggs sent to the Rev. Canon Tristram, and referred 

 to in ' The Ibis/ 1871, p. 262, were subsequently proved, by 

 an examination of the skin of the parent bird, to belong to 

 this species, and not, as at first supposed, to F. levaillanti ; 

 both species, however, are natives of Trans- Vaal. Mr. 

 Ayres remarks, as to F. levaillanti and two of its conge- 

 ners, " F. afer and F. levaillanti appear to me to be gene- 

 rally distributed all over the country where the localities are 

 suitable to their habits ; F. pileatus I have only found in the 



