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and some that I shot were so young that they had probably 

 been bred there. Sometimes they consort with S. coronatm, 

 but seem to be more attracted by manure-heaps than that 

 species. Circle round the eye scarlet ; legs deep crimson, 

 shading into purple and black ; beak black ; iris dark 

 brown. 



162. Charadrius ysiaticus. (2463.) 



Several small flocks of this Plover appeared on the bare 

 veldt at Bloemfontein in November, some weeks after the 

 other migratory waders. 



163. Charadrius pecuarius. (2467.) 



These birds were very common by the dams at Bloem- 

 fontein. I frequently saw them in the early morning on 

 bare stony ground far from water. They were nesting in 

 August and September, laying two eggs in the mud by the 

 side of the dams; they cover the eggs with bits of mud. 

 Bill and legs black ; iris dark brown. 



164. /Egialitis tricollaris. (2472.) 

 Common at Bloemfontein and Ingogo. 



165. Tringa minuta. (2481.) 



Early in May I accidentally killed one of these Stints 

 at Bloemfontein, while tiring at some Ruffs. I did not 

 notice the bird again till September, when it reappeared in 

 some numbers, always keeping to the edges of the dams. 



166. Pavoxcella pugnax. (2481.) 



Bloemfontein and Ingogo. There were some flocks of this 



bird about Bloemfontein in May. At the end of August 



they reappeared, and were extraordinarily numerous in 

 September. 



167. Totaxus canescens. (2489.) 



Tot anus nebularius, Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 192. 



There were a few of these birds on the dams at Bloem- 

 fontein all the winter, but a large arrival took place early in 

 September. 



168. ToTANUS STAGXATIL1S. (2490.) 



I saw this Sandpiper at Bloemfontein, sometimes singly, 



