254 ]\Ir. D. A. Bannerman on a Collection of 



Total length iu the flesh 31 inches ; expanse of wings 

 52 inches ; weight 4 lbs. 



[As we left the hat'bour of Angra Pequena on the morning 

 of December 3rd several small flocks of P. minor were 

 walking or wading along the beach, whilst others were 

 standing at the foot of some rocks. This species may be 

 safely said to be the Common Flamingo of the South-West 

 Coast of Africa. ]\lr. "W. L. Sclater, in his ^ Fauna of 

 South Africa/ on the authority of Andersson states that it 

 is " rare at "Walfish Bay." As a matter of fact I found 

 P. minor on the lagoons by thousands, but I was never 

 fortunate enough to see a single specimen of P. roseus. 

 ]\Ir. Hutchinson, the magistrate at AValfish, who has resided 

 there for some years, informed me that he had never shot 

 an example of P. roseus, whilst he had a large series of 

 P. minor. On the Liberiau coast no Flamingos were seen, 

 but P. roseus occurs at Sierra Leone. Only a few individuals 

 were observed, but 1 was told that they were formerly very 

 abundant.— W. P. L.] 



SuLA cAPEXsis (Licht.). 



Sula capensis lleich. i. p. 84. 



a,b. ? . Off Hogie Point (? Houtjes Pt.),, S. Africa. 

 25th Nov., 1910. (Xos. 18, 21.) 



c. S imm. AYalfish Bay. 1st April, 1911. (No. 660.) 



Adult. Iris white, eyelids blue ; feet black, stripes 

 greenish blue ; weight 7 lbs. 



Imm. Iris yellowish grey ; bill greyish horn-coloured ; 

 eyelids bluish ; feet grey, stripes bluish. 



Total length iu the flesh 34 inches; expanse of wings 

 63 inches. 



[The Cape Ganuet was very abundant; in feeding habits 

 it is similar to our own bird. It struck me as curious that 

 on our voyage northwards — we left Table Bay on November 

 30th — no immature birds were to be seen ; of course, they 

 do not nest until they have reached their black and white 

 plumage, and it would be interesting to know^ where they go 

 in the meantime. Both young and old birds were plentiful 

 on our return journey. — W. P. L.] 



