ANNALS 
MEDEDELINGEN 
OP THE VAN IiET 
Jransvaal <Museum. 
IV. JULY, 1914. go ; 4. 
NOTES ON BIRDS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE TRANSVAAL 
MUSEUM, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF SEVERAL NEW SUB- 
SPECIES. 
By Austin Roberts. 
Charadrius rufocinctus, Rchw. 
I find on examining the specimens of C. venustus mentioned in the 
“ Check List ” that they are referable to C. rufocinctus ; in colour and 
measurements they agree with Reichenow’s description of the latter. 
Microparra capensis, (A. Smith). 
So far this species has been recorded from the eastern parts of South 
Africa only ; a specimen received from Potchefstroom (F. D. Ayres) is 
therefore a new record, and indicates the possibility of its occurrence con- 
siderably farther west along the course of the Vaal and Orange Rivers, 
Potchefstroom being situated on a tributary of the former. 
Theristicus hagedash, (L.). 
Neumann has recently shown (“ Ornis,” No. XIII) that there are 
four geographical forms of this species, the typical one being from the Cape 
and Union territory. Two of the three remaining forms described by 
Neumann are apparently represented by specimens in the Transvaal 
Museum collection, namely, two of guineensis from Sesheke on the 
Upper Zambezi, and one specimen (unsexed) of erlangeri from Beira. 
Both these forms should, therefore, be included in our list of South 
African birds. 
Buteo augur, Rupp. 
This species does not appear to have been recorded farther south on 
the western side of Africa than Angola ; a specimen from Windhuk, 
German South-West Africa, therefore considerably extends its range. 
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