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Mr. F. A. BarratFs Notes on the Birds 
83. Estrelda astrild. 
I recognized this little bird nearly all over the country, 
Orange Free State, Diamond-fields, Potchefstroom, Pretoria, 
Lydenburg Gold-fields ; and I have seen it in the Kaffir 
gardens a few miles further north. I also met with it at 
Bustenberg. They congregate in large flocks, and are said 
by the Boers and farmers to do considerable damage to the 
grain crops. 
84. Macronyx croceus. 
This bird is often killed by waggon-drivers with the whip; 
and I have frequently done so myself when I wanted a spe¬ 
cimen. I have seen it from Bloemfontein up to Pretoria and 
Nazareth, and on my trip to Bustenberg. I have never ob¬ 
served them elsewhere than in the grass. 
85. COLUMBA GUINEA. 
Common in the Transvaal. They fly about in vast flocks 
among the crops and on newly ploughed land. I have shot 
several near Potchefstroom and Pretoria. 
86. Turtur semitorquatus. 
Have shot this species on Yaal river near Bustenberg. I 
received it from Marico, and have seen it in many places 
throughout the Transvaal and Free State. 
87. Peristera larvata. 
Beceived this bird from Macamac Gold-fields, where it is 
not very uncommon. 
88. CoTURNIX DACTYLISONANS. 
Have shot this Quail in the Chalumna district, British 
Kaflraria, where it arrived in great numbers about the end of 
August. In the Transvaal it is widely distributed. I have 
shot it near Pretoria, Bustenberg, Nazareth, and many other 
places. I received my last from Marico district. 
89. Francolinus afer. 
Flave shot this species in the district of Potchefstroom. 
I obtained all my specimens in stony elevations and on the 
sides' of mountains, where they are found in considerable 
quantity early in the morning. 
