7 [YoL xvi. 



10. Cheysococcyx klaasi. 



I shot one of these Cuckoos at Barberton on June 25th, 

 1905, and there was one if not two pairs of them there. 

 It has only been usually observed in South Africa in the 

 months from January to March. The latest date on which 

 I have found the allied G. cupreus here is on April 18th, 

 and it generally leaves some weeks before that date. 



11. TiNisruisrcuLus n^umanni. 



This is the commonest species of Kestrel here in the 

 summer, and is generally seen in large flocks. At certain 

 times they feed almost entirely on the Red Hunting Spiders, 

 which swarm on the ground after rain, 



12. Ceex pratensis. 



A female of this Crake was shot at Irene on December 

 12th, 1903. It is not a common bird about here. 



" At Johannesburg on August 30th I had the honour of 

 being present at the Anniversary Meeting of the South 

 African Ornithologists' Union. The attendance was not 

 large, it being a busy day of the Association, but all spoke 

 hopefully of the prospects of the new Society, and I am 

 sure British Ornithologists will join me in wishing it every 

 sort of prosperity in a country where such a large field is 

 open for observation and discovery. 



" After spending nearly a week at Johannesburg we pro- 

 ceeded to Pretoria, which is still the principal seat of the 

 administration of the Transvaal Colony. Here the chief 

 objects of attraction to the naturalist are the Zoological 

 Gardens and the Museum, situated in a pleasant suburb 

 north of the city, of both of which Dr. J. W. B. Gunning, 

 F.Z.S., is the director. I need not trouble this meeting 

 with particulars about the Gardens, as there is nothing of 

 very special interest in the series of birds there. But I 

 may say shortly that the buildings and general arrange- 

 ment of the Gardens do great credit to the director, who 

 has only had charge of them since 1897, and that, con- 



