Mr. T. Ayres on the Ornithology of Transvaal. 283 
[In this specimen the feathers of the under surface of the 
body have no white bases ; I have taken from it the following 
measurements:— 
Wing. Tarsus. Middle toe s.u. 
in. in. in. 
22-60 3*90 2-85. 
—J. H. G.] 
Melierax gabar (Daud.). Gabar Hawk. 
Male, adult, Limpopo river, 26th May, 1884. Iris and 
tarsus red. 
This bird was very busy amongst the rough-chambered 
nests of the Red-billed Weaver, Textor erythrorhynchus, and 
was seen to enter six in succession, no doubt in quest of 
young birds ; but his chance of success would have been very 
much greater had he made his search three months later. 
Accipiter minullus (Daud.). Little African Sparrow- 
hawk. 
Female, adult, Limpopo river, 11th August, 1885. 
This little Hawk was chasing with wonderful rapidity and 
power of twisting and turning, amongst the branches of 
some high trees, a small Finch which had the greatest diffi¬ 
culty in escaping, and probably would not have done so had 
not the Hawk caught sight of me as I was standing motion¬ 
less and watching the chase, when it immediately gave up 
the pursuit, but settled within easy range of my gun. 
377. Nisaetus pennatus (Gmel.). Booted Eagle. 
Female, Rustenburg, 12th February 1884. Total length 
in the flesh 19f inches. Iris hazel; hill slate-colour, but with 
the base and gape yellow; feet yellow. Was shot while 
feeding on a hedgehog which it had apparently just killed. 
[The specimen sent was in the pale phase of plumage, 
very similar to a male from France and a female from 
Morocco, both preserved in the Norwich Museum. I find 
myself unable to recognize the several allied subspecies into 
which N. pennatus is by some ornithologists subdivided.—- 
J. H. G.] 
