hy Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 33 



is a very confiding species, frequenting the plantations and 

 lands near homesteads and native kraals. In company with 

 T. semitorqitatus it visits cultivated, lauds in considerable 

 numbers to feed on grain, aud at suudown can be seen 

 making for water. It can hardly be considered gregarious 

 although numbers are seen together, as it is noticed coming 

 and going singly or in pairs. 



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

 black ; legs and toes pale crimson. In the young : — Irides 

 whitish; bill smoky black; legs and toes brown washed with 

 crimson.] 



G38. TURTUR SENEGALENSIS. 



CC. Klipfontein, Apl. (1); Durban Road, Mch., Sept. (3) ; 

 Z. Jususie Valley, Dec. (2) ; Tv. Klein Letaba, Sept. (3) ; 

 Woodbush, June (2) ; P. Tete, Aug., Sept. (2). 



[" Isbulo " of the Zulus. 



This species has been observed in Naraaqualand, Durban 

 Road, Zululand, the Eastern aud Northern Transvaal, and at 

 Tete on the Zambesi. In general habits it greatly resembles 

 Turtur capicola, being found commonl}^ in the cultivated 

 lands like that species, but I have not observed it going 

 regularly to water. 



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

 legs and toes claret.] 



639. OEna capensis. 



CC. Port Nolloth, July (1) ; Tv. Woodbush, June (1) ; 

 P. Tete, Aug., Sept. (5). 



[This little Dove was observed in several localities, but 

 was only taken in three. I have noticed it in addition at 

 Durban Road, Legogot, Pietersburg, and Beira. It was 

 not common anywhere except at Tete, generally a pair or so 

 only being met with. At Tete it was, however, very common 

 and could be seen any day in small parties of three to eight 

 feeding on the ground in the native lands. It is a very con- 

 fiding little bird and can be easily shot, but unless killed out- 

 right it often completely spoils itself when fluttering on the 



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