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after September there were very few or none left. At 

 Ingogo several appeared in May ; I was informed by an old 

 resident that he had never seen them before. 



155. Afrotis afroides. (2415.) 



Abundant on the veldt at Bloemfontein. The male is 

 very noisy. 



Male. Bill pink ; nail horn-coloured ; iris grey-brown ; 

 bare ear-space drab ; legs yellow, nails horn-coloured. 



Female. Bill yellow at base, remainder horn-coloured. 



156. Heterotetrax vigorsi. (2416.) 



I saw only one cock and two hens of this Bustard at 

 Bloemfontein ; at Ingogo it was fairly common in summer. 



157. Otis cerulescens. (2428.) 



Of this species also I saw only one cock and two hens on 

 the veldt near Bloemfontein, and obtained one specimen. 



158. Otis ludwigi. (2419.) 



There were a few of these Bustards round Ingogo in the 

 summer, but they were very wild. 



159. Hoplopterus speciosus. (2452.) 



Fairly common, at any rate in winter, near Bloemfontein. 

 It is fond of irrigated ground. I have never seen it on 

 the dry veldt, but always in muddy places. Bill and legs 

 black; iris deep crimson. 



160. Stephanibyx coronatus. (2453.) 

 Bloemfontein and Ingogo. Common, and very noisy 



when disturbed, especially at night. It is fond of dry short 

 turf on the veldt. It is rather sluggish in the morning, and 

 goes to water in the afternoon. I found three eggs of this 

 Plover in September ; they were laid on the bare ground, 

 with no attempt at a nest. Legs scarlet ; bill at base scarlet, 

 tip black ; iris yellow. 



161. Stephanibyx melanopterus. (2454.) 



A few of these Plovers appeared at Bloemfontein in May, 

 and stayed about for six weeks. For Lapwings they are 

 rather silent. They were common also at lugogo in summer, 



