298 Mr. T. Ayres on the Ornithology of Transvaal. 
Megalophonus erythrochlamys (Strickl.). Rufous- 
mautled Lark. 
Two males,, shot 2nd November, on the rocky ranges near 
Potchefstroom. Total length inches and 8 inches respec¬ 
tively, bill (from gape) 1 and lyL, tarsus and IJ, wing 
4|- and tail 3. Pises a short distance, and utters a pro¬ 
longed ‘^^whew’"’ whilst descending. The stomach of one 
of these specimens contained insects. 
Two females, one shot in the same locality and on the same 
day as the two males, the other on 20th June. Total length 
of one specimen 7§- inches (the other bird not measured in 
the flesh), bill (from gape) in each about f, tarsus 1^, wing 
3f and Sfjf respectively, tail 2J in each. 
Irides, in both sexes, light dushy hazel; bilLdusky, but 
the under mandible pale; tarsi and feet pale brown. 
Pterocles gutturalis. Smith. Sombre Sand-Grouse. 
Male and female, adult, and female, immature. 
I shot these three birds in company, on some peaty ground 
near the bank of the river, on the 21st November, at which 
season it is unusual to see them here. The three consisted, 
evidently, of an old pair with one young one about two thirds 
grown. 
[The young bird, though not fully grown, is fully feathered, 
and resembles the adult female in coloration, though the 
transverse black and brown markings on the mantle are 
smaller and finer.—J. H. G.] 
CoTURNix COMMUNIS, Bonu. European Quail. 
Male, shot near Potchefstroom, 28th March, 1877. 
Quails are here in great numbers at this time, and young 
birds three parts grown are often flushed. 
300. Eupodotis caffra (Licht.). Stanley Bustard. 
Female, shot near Potchefstroom, 14th May. Weight 91b. 
Total length 35J inches, bill (from gape) 3|^, tarsus 6|, wing 
18J, tail lOJ. Irides light brown; bill dusky horn-colour, 
with the basal part of the lower mandible and the commissure 
pale bluish; tarsi and feet ochraceous white. 
This bird was one of five which were feeding in an open 
