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Mr. T, Ayres on Birds observed 
Europe/ and to Mr. Sharpe's remarks in the second edition 
of Layard's f Birds of South Africa/ p. 83. 
Mr. Ayres notes that the present specimen was shot at 
Macamac on January 10, that it was a male, iris dusky hazel, 
bill, tarsi, and feet dusky, total length 10 inches, bill 1 T \-, 
tarsus wing 7, tail 5.—J. H. G.]. 
3. Caprimulgus rufigena. Smith. Rufous-cheeked Goat¬ 
sucker. 
The specimen sent was the only one I came across; my dog 
flushed it on January 18 from a small clump of bush on the 
banks of the small river near the town of Lydenburg; it was 
a male, iris dark hazel, bill dusky, but black at the tip, tarsi 
and feet dusky pale, eyelids dull chrome-yellow. 
—4. Hirundo rustica, Linn. Chimney-Swallow. 
These Swallows appeared in fair numbers amongst the 
mountains during the summer months, and very probably 
bred amongst the rocks. 
[The specimen sent is an adult male in moult, killed De¬ 
cember 31; the breast and abdomen have already assumed the 
vinous tinge, though not in its fullest intensity.—J. H. G.] 
5. Hirundo albigula, Bonap. White-throated Swallow. 
This Swallow also put in a fair appearance; they were most 
frequently to be seen hawking along the streams. 
6. Cotyle fuligula (Licht.). Brown Martin. 
Though I have seen this Martin in other parts of Transvaal, 
I shot specimens for the first time on the Gold-fields. They 
came in the autumn and winter months, but were not in such 
numbers as the two preceding species. 
7. Cotyle cincta (Bodd.). Brown-collared Martin. 
This species was tolerably common during the summer 
months about Lydenburg, and was evidently breeding along 
the banks of the river; I also observed it on the immediate 
Gold-fields, but not so plentifully. 
I likewise noticed Cypselus melba , Cypselus apus, Cypselus 
cafer , Hirundo cucullata , Atticora holomelas, and Cotyle pa- 
lustris ; Coracias garrula was also sparingly distributed; 
