8 IVIr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 



to be shot at. All that I saw spent their time hawking high 

 in the air and were feeding on winged termites and locusts. 

 Only an occasional bird was resting on the tops o£ the 

 bushes and small trees. This species has a sharp call not 

 unlike that of C. rupicola. 



The soft parts of the adult are : — Irides brown ; bare skin 

 round eyes, lores, and cere very pale yellow ; bill, base pale 

 orange, tip slaty ; legs and toes pale lemon, nails pale horn- 

 coloured, tips darker.] 



514. Baza verreauxi. 



Z. Ilmfolosi Station, Aug. (1) ; Tv. Woodbush Hills, 

 Nov. {!). 



[This species Avas only twice obtained, once in Zululand 

 and once in the Northern Transvaal. In both cases it 

 was apparently solitary. Except that this Hawk inhabits 

 forest and dense thickets, I have been unable to note any- 

 thing of its habits or food. 



The soft parts of an adult are : — Irides yellow; bill black; 

 cere, legs and toes yellow.] 



518. Aquila wahlbergi. 



P. Beira, Jan. 27 (1^?). 



[I have only seen this Eagle in the country near Beira, 

 where it inhabits the patches and stretches of forest. It 

 is usually solitary. I found it very wild, and it was only 

 by very careful stalking that I at last succeeded in securing 

 a specimen. I was unable to ascertain its food, and I do not 

 think it Avas breeding at that time. 



The soft parts of an adult are : — Irides dark brown ; bill 

 black ; cere and gape pale lemon-chrome ; toes pale lemon- 

 chrome, nails black.] 



525. Helotarsus ecaudatus. 

 Tv. Zuurbron, May (1 ? ). 



["Berghaan'^ of the Colonists. '' Cuculu " of the Zulus. 



The Bateleur has been noted in every locality visited from 



the Cape northwards to the Zambesi. This is one of the most 



