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near the Leo Kop Mountain and on the Buffalo Flats. Reid 

 found them plentiful in the former district, and they undoubtedly 

 breed there, as well as between the Ingagane and Dundee. 



Eupodotis ludicigii, Riipp. — Not a scarce bird on the undu- 

 lating hills near Newcastle, where it breeds, and we all obtained 

 specimens. Female, iris greyish brown; bill blackish horn-colour, 

 inclining to white towards the base of the lower mandible ; legs 

 and feet whitish green (B). The crop of one shot by Feilden con- 

 tained beetles and grasshoppers. A hen bird, developed for 

 breeding, shot on the Gth October, weighed 7j lbs., and measured 

 as follows : —Length 32£ in.; wing 19 in.; tarsus 10 in.; bill from 

 front 2| in., from gape 3| in. ; expanse of wings 62£ in. (B). 



Eupodotis ccerulescens (Vieil.) — The commonest Bustard, in 

 fact the only small kind observed, from Ladysmith to Newcastle. 

 Butler was singularly successful in out-manoeuvring them, and 

 killed a good many. Specimens were obtained by Reid at 

 Sunday's River, and he was shewn a beautiful pair, just killed 

 near Ladysmith, in August. These birds are often seen on the 

 veldt close to the main road, taking very little notice of passing 

 waggons. A young male obtained by Feilden had its crop full of 

 insects, chiefly beetles. " They arc wild, as a rule, and difficult to 

 approach if you walk straight towards them ; but by walking away 

 from them at first and then gradually circling in towards them, 

 especially if there are two guns and each goes a different way, you 

 can almost always get within shot of them as they squat, even 

 when there is little or no covert, when they see that they are 

 surrounded, and allow you to walk up to within a few yards of 

 them before they rise. When they get up they utter a harsh note, 

 resembling the words ' kuk pa-wow,' repeating the call several 

 times as they fly away. We found the above plan of stalking also 

 successful with the preceding species" (B). 



(Edicncmus capcnsls, Licht., Cape Thick-knee; " Dikkop." — 

 Met with commonly near Newcastle, on stony flats or slopes 

 among the low hills. Specimens shot in May and June had the 

 iris, bill, and legs all yellow, except the tip of the bill and the 

 front of the legs, which were greenish (10. 



Cursorius burchcllii, Swains., Burchell's Courser.— Extremely 

 common all over the veldt, in pairs and in small flocks. 

 Apparently breeding in November, but no nest was found. On 

 the wing they look somewhat like a Turtle Dove. 



