NAME INDEX 297 



Plovers and Lapwings — continued. 



Curlew, 257 ; a migrant, 257 



White-fronted Sand Plover, 262 



Other species, 257 

 Pratincoles. See Locust-Birds 

 Protection of birds, 81, 243 



Quails, 75-77 ; their high economic value, 75, 76 

 Cape (Kwartel), 76, 77 ; an irregular migrant, 77 

 Harlequin, 77 



Rails and Crakes, 252-253 



Kaffir Rail, 252 



South African Crake, 252 



European Crake, 252 



Spotted Cfrake, 252 



Black Crake, 253 

 Ravens. See Vultures and Ravens 

 River and vlei, birds of, 228-259 

 Robins, 170-173 



Cape Robin (Jan Fredric), 170 



Noisy Robin-Chat (Piet-myn-vrow ; Mocking-Bird), 171 



Natal Robin-Chat, 172 



Brown Robin-Chat, 172 



Black Bush Robin (Sacred Jackhaugar), 172 ; misnamed " Silent," 

 173 ; an excellent mimic, 173 ; sometimes classed as " Fly- 

 catcher," 173 

 Rollers, 45- 46 ; origin of name, 46 



European, 45 ; a migrant, 45 



Purple, 45 



Lilac-breasted, 45 



Racquet-tailed, 45 



Cinnamon, 46 



Sandgrouse, 205-206 



Variegated (Geele Patrijs), 205 



Yellow-throated (Nacht Patrijs), 205 



Double-banded, 206 



Namaqua (Namaqua Patrijs), 206 

 Sandpipers. See Limicolse 

 Scavengers of the veld, 1-9 

 Sea and coast, birds of, 260-267 

 Secretary-Bird, 204 ; origin of name, 204 ; formerly protected,. 204 ; 



an exciting hunt with greyhounds, 204 

 Shrikes, 159-168 



Long -tailed, 159 



