24 Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 



their feeding-grounds just on sundown. The cry is a harsh 

 squawk, frequently uttered when the birds are moving from 

 their resting-quarters, but when disturbed in the daytime 

 they are silent. 



The soft parts of the female are : — Trides pale yellow ; 

 space round eyes and lores greenish yellow ; bill^ lower half of 

 upper and the lower mandible yellow, cuhnen and tips of both 

 mandibles blackish brown ; legs an.d toes yellow.] 



G02. AUUETTA STURMI. 



P. Beira, Jan. (1). 



[This little Bittern Avas only observed on one occasion 

 during all the years I spent in South Africa. I shot it one 

 morning as it rose from the "wide ditch dug alongside the 

 railway, which^ owing to the very heavy rains, was filled 

 ■with water. 



The irides were yellow ; bare skin on lores and round eyes 

 dusky yellow ; bill blackish, lower mandible paler; legs and 

 toes dark yellow.] 



G05. Geronticus calvus. 



Tv. Wakkerstroom, Feb. (3). 



[" Wilde Kalkoen^^ of the Colonists. 



] have only observed this Ibis in two localities — at Wak- 

 kerstroom, where specimens were secured, and on another 

 occasion when I saw a small party high up on the Jususie 

 llivcr in Ziiluland. It was very jjlentiful during my visit to 

 Wakkerstroom, flocks occupying every patch of damp and 

 wet gi'ouud ; it was also seen in the open dry grass-land 

 catching small insects. The colonial name of the "Wild 

 Turkey" is derived from the bareness and red colouring of 

 the head. 



The soft parts of an adult are : — Irides red ; bill, crown, 

 and legs dull red ; bare skin of head and neck fleshy.] 



606. Hagedashia hagedash. 



Z. Sibudeni, Nov., Dec. (2) ; Tv. Zunrbron, May (1) ; 

 F. Coguno, June (1). 



["Hadadah" of the Colonists. "N'Kankani'' of theZulus. 



This is by far the commonest of the Ibises, being found 

 everywhere within a reasonable distance of water. 1 have 



