12 Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 



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

 bill dark brown^ tip blackish ; cere aud gape yellow ; legs 

 aud toes dirty yellow.] 



533. BUTEO DESERTORUM. 



CC. Kuysna, Dec. 24, 29, Jan. 22, 26, 28 (5) ; 

 Plettenberg Bay, Mch. (1) ; Tv. Zuurbron, May 1, 



13 (2). 



I used to believe that this species was only a summer visitor 

 to South Africa, but the birds taken at Zuurbron in INIay 

 shew that it stays later, at any rate, than I thought, even 

 if it does not remain throughout the winter. 



[I have only noticed this Buzzard in two localities, viz. the 

 Knysna district, where it was common ; and in the South- 

 East Transvaal, where only the two secured were seen. 

 Although the two shot at Zum'bron were taken on different 

 d;iys I believe that tliey were a pair, and my boys told me that 

 they thought they were nesting somewhere near, but I was 

 iinal)le to authenticate their statement. Tlie tiight and 

 general habits are very similar to those of B. jakal, but the 

 small size and lighter coloration at once distinguishes this 

 species. The cry is not nearly so loud. 



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

 slaty, gape lemon-yellow, cere pale greenish yellow; legs and 

 toes pale Naples-yellow, nails black.] 



534. MiLVUS ^GYPTIUS. 



Z. TJmfolosi Station, Sept. 10 (1) ; Sibudeni, Oct. 30, 

 Nov. 1 1 (2) ; Tv. Klein Letaba, Sept. 20, 24, & 26 (3) ; 

 P. Masambeti, Nov. 10 (1) ; Beira, Feb. 11 (1 juv.); Tete, 

 Sept. 9 (1). 



['' Chabe '' of the Zulus. '' Nseleli " of the Ntebis. 



This Kite was observed at all the localities visited in the 

 summer season. It arrives about the middle of August or 

 the beginning of September and leaves again in March. It 

 was found much more plentifully in the northern localities, 

 especially at Tete. It was in enormous numbers in every 

 port visited up the cast coast from Beira to Port Said 



