536 Major S. R. Clarke — Field-notes on 



near Bloemfontein. Iris straw-yellow ; legs grey ; bill 

 grey ; bare space on the face grey, with a greenish patch in 

 front of the eye. 



133. Ardba cinerea. (2122.) 



A small colony of the Common Heron was breeding at 

 Wessel's Farm near Bloemfontein. 



134. Nycticorax griseus. (2127.) 



Two pairs of the Night-Heron were seen at Bloemfontein 

 and one bird at Ingogo. 



135. Ciconia alba. (2136.) 



I saw a single White Stork occasionally at Ingogo. 



136. Ciconia nigra. (2137.) 



Bloemfontein. Occasionally a pair of this species was seen 

 and sometimes a single bird. On Sept. 30th I found a nest 

 of the Black Stork with three eggs ; it was built on a rock 

 projecting from the face of a low cliff on the top of a high 

 kopje, a long way from any water. It was a very large 

 shallow structure. 



137. Scopus umbretta. (2135.) 



At Bloemfontein the nest of this bird was generally placed 

 in the fork of a willow, and at Ingogo on the ledge of a rock. 

 The bird was very common at both places. 



138. Chenalopex .egyptiacus. (2261.) 



One pair of these Geese nested at Wessel's Dam, Bloem- 

 fontein. I saw the young goslings towards the eud of 

 August. 



139. Anas sparsa. (2267.) 



Apparently rare. I shot one example of this bird on the 

 Buffalo River, near Ingogo. 



140. PffiCILONETTA ERYTHRORH YNCHA. (2275.) 



Occasionally a few pairs of these Ducks were seen, and 

 once a very large flock on a good-sized dam. 



141. Nyroca brunnea. (2282.) 



The specimen obtained was one of a pair shot by a 

 brother officer near Bloemfontein, and I saw no others. 



