354 On the Ornithology of Transvaal. 
the front that of the abdomen ; under tail-coverts transversely 
and alternately barred with pale rufous and black; wing- 
linings white, slightly mottled about the edges of the wing 
with blackish brown ; axillaries white, mingled with slaty 
brown. 
The immature female resembles the above, but shows more 
of the olive-brown edgings to the feathers of the mantle, 
and wants the rufous tint on the breast and sides of the neck, 
the former being a dirty white, the latter two shades of brown, 
the centres of the feathers being darker than the edges.— 
J. H. G.] 
219. Alecthelia dimidiata (Smith). South-African 
Rufous-chested Crake. 
Alecthelia ruficollis , Gray. 
This species inhabits the Snipe-grounds, but is scarce and 
difficult to flush. 
[In 'The Ibis 3 for 1859, p. 249, and for 1868, p. 261, I 
incorrectly applied to this species the English name of “ Jar- 
diners Crake,” which properly belongs to its smaller congener, 
A.jardinei (Smith).—J. H. G.] 
220. Nettapus madagascariensis (Gmel.). Madagascar 
Dwarf-Goose. 
A pair of these little Geese were shot in April on the Yaal 
river, fourteen miles from Potchefstroom, and are in the 
possession of Dr. Exton of Bloemfontein. 
221. Graculus africanus, Gray. Long-tailed African 
Cormorant. 
Male in winter plumage, shot near Potchefstroom 17th 
May. Irides light ashy brown; bill pale, but dusky on the 
ridge; tarsi and feet black. 
[I take this opportunity of correcting a clerical error which 
occurred in ' The Ibis 3 for 1876 at p. 430. For “ Enneoctonus 
collaris 33 read E. collurio. —J. H. G.] 
