282 Mr. T. Ayres on the Ornithology of Transvaal. 
XXXII.— Additional Notes on the Ornithology of Transvaal. 
By Thomas Ayres. Communicated by John Henry 
Gurney. 
[Continued from ‘ The Ibis/ 1885, p. 351.] 
[In the following pages the species which had not been pre¬ 
viously recorded from Transvaal by Mr. Ayres are numbered 
consecutively to those previously collected by him in that 
country.—J. H. G.] 
Circaetus pectoralis, Smith. Black-chested Harrier 
Eagle. 
In our winter of 1884 this very handsome Eagle was much 
more plentiful about Potchefstroom than usual; the follow¬ 
ing year there were comparatively few about. Specimens 
sent. 
A. Male, adult, Potchefstroom, 4th June, 1884. 
B. Female, adult, Potchefstroom, 25th June, 1884 (very 
small for a female). 
C. Female, adult, Potchefstroom, 16th July, 1884. Crop 
and stomach contained two large toads, both swallowed 
whole. 
D. Female, adult, Potchefstroom, 20th July, 1884. Crop 
and stomach contained toads. 
[I have taken the following measurements of these speci¬ 
mens :— 
Wing. Tarsus. Middle toe s. u. 
in. in. in. 
A. c? . 22-00 3-60 1-80 
B. $ . 21-60 3-60 2-20 
C. $ . 22-20 3-80 2-10 
D. 2 . 22-50 3-60 2*10 
—J. H. G.] 
Circaetus cinereus, Vieill. Cinereous Harrier Eagle. 
Female, Pilaus Berg, Bustenburg district, 10th July, 
1883. Iris yellow; bill black; tarsi and feet greenish white. 
I have only met with this species in the warmer districts 
or bush-veldt. 
