402 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Graiit on 



Mklierax gabar (Daud.). 

 Melierax gabar Stark & Sclater, iii. p. 364. 

 Micronisus gabar Reich, i. p. 5G5. 



a, b. c? ? . Lake Ngami, 2/00 ft., Gtli & 7tli July. 

 (Nos. 53, i?. B. W.; 547, G. L.) 



Male. Iris brownish-red ; bill black, cere red; feet red. 

 Female. Iris crimson ; bill black ; feet scarlet. 



Anas sparsa (Smith). 



Anas sparsa Reich, i. p. 115; Stark & Sclater, iv. p. 136. 



a. (J. Vryburg, 18th Feb. (R. B. W.) 



Iris dark brown ; bill light blue-grey with a black spot, 

 as in the Yellow-bill Duck ; feet yellowish-orange. Length 

 in the flesh 23*1 inches ; weight 2| lbs. 



A single bird was shot in a reedy spruit near Vryburg. 

 Among the myriads of Duck in Ngamiland, not a single 

 specimen of either the Black Duck or Cape Shoveler was 

 seen. 



Nyroca erythrophthalma (Wied). 

 Nrjroca capensis Reich, i. p. 108. 

 Nyroca erythroplithalma Stark & Sclater, iv. p. 147. 

 «, b. $ ad. et imm. Lake Ngami, 2700 ft., 25th June 

 and 12th July. (G. L.) 



Ad. Iris hazel ; bill blue, nail black ; feet slate-coloured. 

 Imm. Iris chestnut ; bill dark slaty ; feet grey. 

 Total length of adult in the flesh 18'5 inches. 



Balearica regulorum (Bennett). 



Balearica regulorum Reich, i. p. 265 ; Stark & Sclater, '\y. 

 p. 284. 



a, b. S (heads only). Mababe Flats, 3000 ft., 30th July. 

 [R. B. W.) 



Colour of the throat and behind the ear bright scarlet- 

 orange. 



This Crane is very common on these flats in parties con- 

 sisting of from three to twenty birds. The specimens 

 obtained were part of a flock of eleven. 



