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when travelling, but is easily distinguished from other birds 

 by its quickly napping wings and continuous screaming. 



132. Strix flammea (Linn.) ; Stark et Scl. iii. p. 237. 

 (1) 21.7.02. ?. Iris dark brown; bill flesh-coloured; 



legs grey-pink. 

 This Owl is not plentiful here. 



133. Syenium woodfordi (Smith) ; Stark et Scl, iii. 

 p. 245. 



(1) 18.1.02. ?. Iris black; bill pale yellow ; legs light 



brown. 

 This is the most common Owl round Port St. Johns. 



134. *Bubo maculosus (Vieill.) ; Stark et Scl. iii. p. 211). 

 This Owl is of occasional occurrence, but is not plentiful. 



135. *Glai cidium perlatum (Vieill.) ; Stark et Scl. iii. 

 p. 257. 



This species is occasionally seen by day ; it has conspicuous 

 yellow eyes. 



130. Falco minor Bp. ; Stark et Scl. iii. p. 268. 



(1) 3.10.02. ? . Iris dark brown ; bill blue-black, yel- 

 lowish at the base; legs yellow; skin round the 

 eye yellow. In the stomach, remains of birds. 



This swiftly flying Falcon is strong and heavy for its size, 

 and very destructive to quails and poultry. The Pondos use 

 it in its wild state for hawking-purposes. When they hunt 

 quails they have a means of attracting the Falcon by a 

 certain kind of whistle, which it follows. The quails, ou 

 seeing the Falcon, drop into the grass and allow themselves 

 to be caught. 



137. *Tixnu.\culus rupicola (Daud.) ; Stark et Scl. iii. 

 p. 277. 



This Kestrel is fairly plentiful in the district of St. Johns. 



138. Baza verreauxi (Lafr.) ; Stark et Scl. iii. p. 287. 

 (1) 30.8.02. ? . Iris yellow ; legs pale yellow ; bill 



black, cere pale yellow. In the stomach, locusts. 

 Not common near St. Johns. 



