576 Mr. A. C. Haa^ner — More 
7. Bubo maculosus (op. cit. p. 73). 
Fairly common. 
I have hunted these Owls on several occasions and have 
been struck by their splendid protective coloration. I dis- 
cussed this at some length in a paper read before the Johannes- 
burg Field ^Naturalists' Club. Mr. W. L. Distant, who has 
noticed this paper, says that it is "^ conscious concealment.^' 
I quite agree that the bird consciously conceals itself, but 
I fail to see of what use this would be under the 
circumstances, if the Owl had not protective coloration to 
assist it. 
8. Scops CAPENsis (op. cit. p. 75). 
Very rare. 
I only saw one specimen of this little Owl during the 
whole of my four and a half years of residence at 
Modderfontein. An account of its habits in captivity, as 
well as of its soft parts, will be found in the ' Zoologist ' 
for 1899, p. 420. 
9. Asio CAPENSIS (op. cit. p. 78). 
Common. 
I shot three specimens of this Owl one afternoon. Six 
of them flew out of the long grass bordering a spruit. 
10. Strix CAPENSIS (op. cit. p. 81). 
Not common. I shot one in a eucalyptus-plantation. 
11. Caprimulgus EUROPiEus (op, clt. p. 83). 
Not common. 
12. Caprimulgus rueigena (op. cit. p. 85). 
Rare. 
13. Cypselus cafeer (op. cit. p. 92). 
Scarce. 
I found a nest of this Swift under an overhanging bank in 
a donga. It contained two eggs, which were white, and were 
very suddenly rounded off at the small end. 
14. CoRYTHORNis cyanostigma (op. cit. p. 108). 
Scarce. One commonly sees a pair along the spruit 
and dongas. 
