134 ORNAMENTS OF THE VELD 



and it is only necessary to break open an ant-heap to trap 

 any number of them, a plan commonly practised by the 

 Barolong boys in the Maroka district. It runs rapidly, 

 rising when disturbed with a guttural cry of "kek-kek, 

 kek-kek." 



It lays two eggs, of a pale yellowish-brown, thickly 

 spotted and streaked with black and dark brown, in a 

 mere depression in the soil. Eggs may be looked for 

 from the middle of September to November. 



The Black-winged Courser (C. temmincki), differs from 

 the Kufous Courser in having the whole crown chestnut- 

 ru-fous (no blue hinder portion) and its darker wings. It 

 is only a scarce migratory visitant. 



The second genus (Rhinoptilus) contains three species, 

 only one of which is comparatively common. 



The Two-banded Courser (E. africanus) can be 

 readily distinguished from the two previous species 

 by the spotted appearance of the upper surface, and 

 the two black bands across the chest. 



It ranges from the Cape Karroo to the Transvaal and 

 German South West Africa. It is much like the Kufous 

 Courser in habits, and as already stated they may often 

 be found in one another's company. 



We discovered it to be fairly common in the Maroka 

 and Brandfort districts of the Orange Eiver Colony. It 

 is never found in such large parties as the Kufous Courser, 

 being usually in pairs or fours. 



It lays on the bare ground a single egg, which is pale 

 yellow streaked with yellowish-brown. 



