from Deelfontein. Cape Colon;/. 15 



we did not find the eggs, we caught some newly hatched 

 young, but could not bring them up.] 



22. Neotis ludwigi. 



Otis ludwigi Riipp. ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, pp. 63G, 854 

 (1884) ; Reichenow, t. c. p. 246 (1900). 



Neotis ludwigi Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiii. p. 299 (1894) ; id. 

 Hand-1. B. i. p. 174 (1899). 



a. <$ ad. Deelfontein, July 5, 1902. 



This is a very old male bird, and has a shade of bluish 

 grey separating the white of the hind-neck from the rufous 

 patch. 



[We obtained only one specimen of this Bustard, which 

 was not common and was very wild. We occasionally 

 saw small flocks of five or six individuals.] 



23. Trachelotis CjErulescens. 



Otis ccerulescens Vieill. ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, p. G38 

 (1884) ; Reichenow, t. c. p. 251 (1900). 



Trachelotis ccerulescens Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiii. p. 308 

 (1894) ; id. Hand-1. B. i. p. 175 (1899). 



a. S ad. Deelfontein, July 10, 1902. 



b. S ad. „ July 13, 1902. Bill dark slate- 

 coloured, paler at the base ; feet yellow ; iris yellow. 



c. ? imm. Deelfontein, July 13, 1902. 



d. S imm. „ Aug. 2, 1902. 



The female above mentioned has the ear-coverts pale 

 cinnamon. Both it and the male killed on Aug. 2 are 

 immature, and have the head and the under tail-coverts 

 vermiculated with sandy rufous. 



[Common in small flocks of five or six. From its cry of 

 " De Wet/' this bird was named by the troopers ' ' De Wet's 

 scout/' It was easily approached on horseback, and its 

 food was found to consist of insects and the tops of karoo 

 bushes. It bred in the neighbourhood, though we did not 

 find the eggs. We brought up some young, which became 

 very tame. One of them used to run about the camp and 

 feed out of the men's hands, but at last was unfortunately 

 trodden on and killed.] 



