Birds from South Africa. 535 



1.23. BUTEO DESERTORUM. (2034.) 



A single specimen was obtained at Ingogo. Mr. W. L. 

 Sclater (in the f Fauna of Africa,' Birds, iii. p. 334) says " not 

 hitherto noticed in Natal/' Iris dark brown ; cere and legs 

 yellow. I believe that I saw several pairs near Bloemfontein. 



124. Circus macrurus. (2076.) 



Ingogo. I was not able to obtain an adult male of this 

 Harrier — it is very wary. A young bird which I shot had 

 grasshoppers in its crop. 



125. Circus pygargus. (2077.) 



This is apparently an abundant summer visitor at Bloem- 

 fontein. The crop of a female which I shot contained 

 lizards. 



1.26. Secretarius serpentarius. (2086.) 



Bloemfontein and Ingogo. I saw several large nests of 

 this species placed on low thorn-trees. The crop of the 

 specimen shot contained lizards and locusts. 



127. Gyps kolbii. (2092.) 

 Common at Ingogo. 



128. Ibis ^thiopica. (2098.) 



Ingogo. A flock of these Ibises frequented a marsh near 

 Volksrust. I lost the only skin that I procured. 



129. Ibis calva. (2102.) 



Ingogo. Very common in the vicinity of Volksrust, 

 frequenting the sides of the roads and fields inside the 

 lines. 



130. Hagedashia hagedash. (2104.) 



A few of these birds used to feed in some plantations of 

 Australian wattles near Ingogo. 



131. Herodias brachyrhyncha. (2114.) 



I obtained a single specimen of this bird at Ingogo, but 

 saw no others. " Iris and bill yellow ; legs black.'' 



132. Ardea melanocephala. (2121.) 

 Bloemfontein. There was a fine colony of this Heron 



breeding in some tall eucalyptus-trees at Fischer's Farm 



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