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NATURE NOTES 
Wild Dog. — On page 224 (Nature Notes, No. 132) I see the Dingo of 
Australia is stated to be “ the only true wild dog in the world.” Is this correct ? 
What then is the wild dog of South Africa? 
Sir T. Willoughby in his book ■* East Africa and its Big Game,” writes, “ W’ild 
dog. Two large packs were twice seen . . . .” 
F. V. Kirby mentions them in both his books, “ In the Haunts of Wild 
Game” (Fauna of the Kahlamba-Libombo), and “Sport in East Central 
Africa.” 
I have seen a pack of wild dogs in Matabeleland hunting two full-grown 
water-buck. The latter came close to our waggon and then divided, one going 
either side, and standing a little distance off as if for protection, the dogs being 
afraid to approach so near. 
I have near me as I write a pair of Kudu (koodoo) horns, four feet four inches 
round the curve, three feet tip to base, the owner of which was killed by wild 
dogs, and the same pack also killed a donkey. 
A friend of mine was attacked by a pack north of the Gwaai River and shot 
several, he also shot one here (seventy miles south of Zambesi River), all of them 
greyish with brown stripes and bushy tails with white tips. 
N. Rhodesia. G. 
Lists of Summer Migrants. — May I be allowed to thank the many 
Selbcrnians who have so very kindly responded to my request for lists of arrivals 
of summer migrants in their respective districts. One of the most interesting 
received comes from “ The Wakes,” Sel borne. 
The lists are most interesting and instructive and I am now busily engaged 
compiling the same for publication. This means some thousands of entries, but 
when the same are complete, I venture to say that the interest attaching to the 
various records will be very great. 
When ready, copies can be obtained from me on receipt of six stamps. 
St. Albans, Herts. W. Percival Westeli., M.B.O.U. 
May 2, 1901. 
Nightjar. — The habits of this bird here (Zambesi Valley) seem to be 
similar to those described by your correspondents in Nos. 131, 132, and 133 of 
Nature Notes. The middle toes have a saw-like edge, a peculiarity shared 
also I believe by the home nightjar. I shot one with a single feather in each 
wing 24 in. long. This only occurs here and in Matabeleland during the mating 
season. Does it occur at all in Europe ? G. 
Partridge Eggs. — I got four, of a dirty grey colour, and a very ugly 
shape, flat enough at the broad end to stand on a rough surface. The shell is 
very thick. Are these characteristics different fiom the European species ? 
N. Rhodesia. G. 
Korhasu.— Forty miles north of the Zambesi River I got two eggs of a 
korhasu ; they are perfectly round — a bluish grey with blotches of sandy brown. 
Is there any book published which would enable me to trace them ? They were 
laid on the bare ground, but fortunately our string of carriers walked quite close 
to them (frightening the old birds away before I saw it) without destroying the 
eggs. I returned about sundown hoping to see the old bird, but she did not 
appear to have returned. I shall be much obliged if your readers can give me 
any information re the above. This afternoon (March 7, 1901), whilst walking 
through some long grass (6 ft. high), I found four nests, three of them made alike, 
more or less sewn between two stalks of grass, with small square entrances, but the 
eggs (three, three, six, one) were all different. The fourth nest was hung on to 
the grass in the same way, but the entrance was a very small circular hole low 
down and the whole structure much more closely built. The eggs of course were 
left, as I did not see any of the birds. The grass was full of small birds of every 
colour, one in particular of a very bright .scarlet, one bright gold, one pink, one 
mauve, one black and white, &c., &c. Since then I have found other nests 
(three) identical with the above, but the eggs in every case different, one plain 
blue, one slate with brown spots, the others different shades of blue with black, 
brown, or grey spots. 
jV. Rhodesia, South Africa. 
G. 
