in the Lydenburg District of Ti'ansvaal . 433 
42. Cuculus solitarius, Steph. Red-chested Cuckoo. 
My brother shot this bird on January 24 from a tree close 
to where he was digging; and this was the only individual we 
saw in that part of the country. It was sitting motionless, 
and much resembled a small Hawk. 
Male. Iris dark hazel ; bill black, yellowish at the gape; 
eyelids, tarsi, and feet yellow. 
43. Peristera larvata (Temm.). White-masked Dove. 
These Doves are pretty common in the dense bush and 
underwood of the kloofs; but more than two are seldom found 
together. They utter a low melancholy note, and are not very 
easy to shoot, as they are generally on the ground, and on 
the approach of any one are up in a great bustle and are im¬ 
mediately lost to sight. 
44. Cursorius senegalensis (Licht.). Senegal Courser. 
Scarce in this part of the country. My brother and I came 
across a pair on July 24, and shot the bird now sent. 
Female. Iris dusky; bill dusky, but pale on the under 
mandible; shanks, tarsi, and feet white. 
Besides the above-mentioned birds, I am certain of the 
following as found in the Gold-fields district:— Oriolus larvatus 
(= capensis ), Batis capensis ( —pristinaria ), Tchitrea viridis 
( = crist at a of Layard), Tchitrea cyanomelas, Corvultur albi- 
collis, Amydrus morio, Vidua ardens , Pyrenestes albifrons, 
Estrelda astrild, Columba arquatrix , Francolinus levaillanti, 
Francolinus nudicollis , Coturnix dactylisonans , Gallinago ma¬ 
cro dactyla (= cequatorialis) , and Anas sparsa. 
[Mr. Ayres's previous papers on the birds of Transvaal 
record 152 species (vide Ibis, 1874, p. 107). The present 
paper records ( inter alia) 40 additional species, making the 
total number of species observed by Mr. Ayres in Trans¬ 
vaal 192.—J. H. G.] 
