284 Mr. T. Ayres on the Ornithology of Transvaal. 
Aquila rapax (Temm.). Tawny Eagle. 
Male, adult, Limpopo river, near its junction with the 
Pongola river, 27th July, 1884. 
Female, adult, K/ustenburg, 17th July, 1884. 
The last-named specimen had just eaten a chicken when it 
was shot. 
Buteo desertorum (Daud.). Desert Buzzard. 
Male, adult, 4th January, 1885. 
Female, adult, 12th January, 1885. 
I found several of these Buzzards amongst some mimosas 
on the Moi river, about twenty-five miles above Potchef- 
stroom, and succeeded in obtaining two of them. 
Milvus jEGYptius (Gmel.). Yellow-billed Kite. 
Female, immature, Marico river, 10th March, 1884. 
About Potchefstroom I have for several years past seen 
but few of these Kites. 
Caprimcjlgus europasus, Linn. European Nightjar. 
Male, Potchefstroom, 12th February, 1885. 
So far as my experience goes, this species is always scarce 
throughout Transvaal. 
Coracias caudata, Vieill. Lilac-breasted Boiler. 
In our winter of 1885 I found this handsome Boiler fairly 
plentiful on the upper portions of the river Limpopo above 
Vlei Poort, but they were wonderfully shy and so difficult to 
obtain that in two months I got but two. 
Coracias n^evia, Daud. White-naped Boiler. 
This species is occasionally to be met with either solitary 
or in pairs on the banks of the river Limpopo. 
Merops bullockoides, Smith. White-fronted Bee-eater. 
A few of these Bee-eaters are to be found during our 
winter on the river Limpopo, attracting one's attention by 
their loud and rather harsh notes. 
Saxicola monticola, Vieill. Mountain Wheatear. 
This species is widely distributed, and apparently through¬ 
out the country, being found here and there in suitable 
