1920.] South African Accipifrcs. 417 



edging, the neck-ruff being composed of lanceolate feathers 

 bordered with dark brown. There is no sign of the white 

 back of the adult. 



7. Neophron percnopterus (Linn.). Egyptian Vulture. 



I have met with this Vulture sparingly in the south- 

 eastern districts of South Africa, but never came across it 

 in the South-West Protectorate, whence it was recorded 

 by Andersson. I have occasionally seen it beating about 

 native kraals on the look-out for offal, but I shovild think 

 that it met with little success, as the native dogs and pigs 

 leave little in this line. Sometimes when a horse or other 

 animal has died on the veldt, I have seen one or two of these 

 birds feeding at the carcass together with Kolbe^s Vultures. 

 I have never met with it nesting, nor have I ever seen 

 young or immature specimens, and there are none in any of 

 the South African Museums. In recent years I have heard 

 of no cases of it nesting anywhere in South Africa, so that 

 1 am of the opinion that it must now be a much rarer 

 species than it used to be when, as recorded by Sclater, 

 it was found breeding at Hopefield and Colesberg. 



8. Neophron pileatus (Burcli.). Hooded Vulture. 



I have never met with this species, and although 

 it was recorded by Andersson from Damaraland, I never 

 saw it in that country. I have no notes as to plumage- 

 changes, etc. 



9. Gypaetus ossifragiis (Savig.). Southern Lamraer- 



geyer. 

 In my experience this must be a very rare species all over 

 tliose districts in which I have collected, as I have never met 

 with it. In East Griqualand I was stationed for many years 

 close to the Drakensberg mountain-range on the border of 

 15asutoland, where I should have expected it to occur ; but I 

 never heard of it, unless the " Golden Eagles'' which from 

 time to time people told me they had seen belonged to this 

 species. 



