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A NATURALIST IN THE TRANSVAAL. 



Vidua principal** (Linn.) . 

 Vidua ardens (Bodd.). 

 Chera progne (Bodd.). 



Pyromelana oryx (Linn.). 

 Estrelda astrild (Linn.). 

 Passer arcuatus, Gm. 

 Poliospiza tristriata, Riipp. 



Al&mon nivosa, Swains. 

 Tephrocorys cinerea (Gm.). 



Macronyx capensis (Linn.). 

 Motacilla capensis, Linn. 



Common Widow- 

 bird. 



Red-collared 

 Widow-bird. 



Long-tailed 

 Widow-bird. 



Red Bishop-bird. 



CommonWaxbill. 



Cape Sparrow. 



Three - streaked 

 Grosbeak. 



Cape Lark. 



Rufous- capped 

 Lark. 



Cape Long-claw. 



Cape Wagtail. 



Pretoria. 

 Pretoria. 

 Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 

 Pretoria. 

 Pretoria. 

 Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 

 Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 

 Pretoria. 



Order COLUMB.E. 



Columba phaonota, Gray. South- African Pretoria. 



Speckled Pigeon. 

 Turtur senegalensis (Linn.). Senegal Turtle- Pretoria. 



Dove. 

 Pterocles gutturalis, Smith. Yellow-throated Pretoria. 



Sand-Grouse. 



Order 



Pternistes swainsoni 



(Smith). 

 Francolinus levaillantiij 



Temm. 

 Francolinus gariepensis } 



Smith. 

 Francolinus subtorquatus , 



Smith. 



GALLING. 



Swainson's Fran- 

 colin. 



Levaillant's 

 Francolin. 



Orange River 

 Francolin. 



Coqui Fran- 

 colin. 



Pretoria. 

 Pretoria. 



Spelonken, 

 Zoutpansberg. 

 Pretoria and 



Spelonken, 

 Zoutpansberg. 



