by Mr. Claude Grant in South Africa. 57 



aiul until I })icked it up I did not recognise it as being a 

 Pratincole. It was solitary, and I have not seen the bird on 

 any other occasion. 



The soft parts are : — Irides hazel ; base of bill, legs, and 

 toes tomato-red.] 



713. ACTOPHILUS AFRICANUS. 



p. Beira, Dec. (1). 



[I have only observed this Jacana on the eastern side of 

 South Africa ; notably on the lagoons at Umfolosi in Zulu- 

 land, on the Tseude Kiver in the low country of tlie Eastern 

 Transvaal, in the luhambane district, and the lakes on the 

 flats inland from Beira. It is usually seen running about 

 on the haif-submei'ged grass and water-plants, sometimes 

 solitary, more often in pairs. The flight is slow and close to 

 the surface of the water, the long legs being held behind. 

 The cry is a single note which may be described as 

 " zwit," uttered both on the wing and when settled, 

 accompanied each time by a slight fleck of the wings. 



The soft parts are : — Irides dark brown ; forehead and bill 

 lead-blue, tip of bill greyer; legs and toes slate-coloured.] 



716. LOBIVANELLUS LATERALIS. 



Z. Umfolosi Station, Aug. (3). 



[I have observed the Wattled Plover at Umfolosi in Zulu- 

 land ; a pair was seen on the banks of the Biashispla, 

 North-East Transvaal, on the 20th of September, 1905 ; 

 while it was common in pairs and threes on all the sand- 

 banks in the Zambesi River in August 1907, on my trip from 

 Tarabarara toTete. Although I was at Umfolosi from June, 

 this Plover did not make an appearance till August, when 

 the three secured were observed, no others being seen after- 

 wards. The flight is slow and Peewit-iike, often encircling 

 the intruder like that of Stephanibyx, but it is always out of 

 gunshot. I have never observed this Plover away from water. 



The soft parts of an adult are : — Irides pale grey ; eyelid 

 yellowish ; lores and bill greenish yellow, tip of bill black ; 

 upper wattles dull red, lower lemon-chrome; legs and toes 

 greenish yellow.] 



