388 Mr. T. E. Buckley on Birds observed 
Common throughout Natal and the Transvaal, frequenting 
the hanks of streams, hut never more than two or three seen 
together. 
(Edicnemus maculosus, Temm. 
«, $. Natal, May 30th, 1873. 
Beak black, yellow at base ; legs yellow; iris light yellow. 
Found both in the bush and open country throughout Natal 
and the Transvaal. 
Glareola nordmanni, Fisch. 
«, s • Transvaal, December 8th, 1873. 
Beak black ; legs brownish black; iris dark hazel. 
Very common on our return journey; found in large flocks 
on the high ground of the Transvaal. They have a very bold 
flight, more like that of a Hawk than a Plover. 
Numenius arquatus (L.). 
Only once observed by me, and that on the morning when 
I took the eggs of Balearica regulorum; there were about 
seven or eight in a small flock. 
Totantjs glottis (L.). 
Fairly common along the Limpopo, where I have often 
seen them and heard their well-known cry. 
Philomachus pugnax (L.). 
Observed in large flocks on our way down through the Trans¬ 
vaal, where we obtained several specimens. 
GaLLINAGO 2EQUATORIALIS, Bflpp. 
a, b, $. Pietermaritzberg, May 2nd, 1873. 
Beak black ; legs brownish green; iris dark hazel. 
Common in suitable places throughout Natal and the Trans¬ 
vaal. Their note resembles that of the English Snipe. 
Crex pratensis, Bechst. 
Ortygometra crex , Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 338. 
a , cT. Drakenberg, Natal, December 19th, 1873. 
Beak and legs flesh-colour ; iris light hazel. 
The only specimen met with; and I never heard its familiar 
call in South Africa. 
