Port St. Johns, Pondoland. 201 



coloured, cere white ; legs pink ; skin round the eye 

 dull crimson. In the stomach, mealies. 

 This is a fairly plentiful resident and more or less 

 gregarious. It nests in the rocks. 



151. *Columba arquatrix (Temm.) j S. & L. p. 5G1. 

 This is a rare bird and irregular in its appearance. It is 



migratory, and visits St. Johns in the winter season. 



152. Turtur semitorquatus Riipp. ; S. & L. p. 566. 



(1) 17.2.02. ?. Iris dark orange-red: bill black; legs 

 crimson. 



A common and resident species, which is gregarious during 

 the winter months. It is not very plentiful near the coast, 

 except where the country is open. 



153. Turtur senegalensis Linn. : S. & L. p. 568. 

 (1) 28.3.02. Iris brown; bill black ; legs pink. 



Not common, but occasionally found in the mimosa-bush, 

 about twelve miles inland. 



154. Tympanistria bicolor Reichenb. 

 Tympanistria tympanistria S. & L. p. 571. 



(1) 15.1.01. $ . Iris dark brown; bill dark reddish 

 brown ; legs red-brown. In the stomach, berries. 

 This is a very common resideut, feeding chiefly on" castor- 

 oil seeds when they are in season. 



155. *Haplopelia larvata Temm. ; S. & L. p. 561. 

 This Dove is rare, and only found in very thick bush. 



156. *Fraxcolinus levaillanti Temm.; S. & L. p. 596. 

 This Francolin is not plentiful ; it generally frequents the 



hills near the coast. 



157. *Francolinus natalensis Smith; S. & L. p. 592. 

 Also a rare species, found further inland than F. levaillanti. 



158. COTURXIX CAPEXSIS. 



Coturnix coturnix S. & L. p. 603. 



(1) 11.7.02. ^ . Iris dull orange. 



The Quail appears at St. Johns for a very short time in 

 the year, about the end of July and August, but is then 

 very common. 



