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381. Ciconia abdimii, Licht. White-bellied Stork. 
Female, January 8th, 1885. Iris light tawny brown; bill 
reddish at the tip, greenish at the base; bare skin round the 
eye and about the chin red; feet and front part of the tarsi, 
also the uncovered part of the tibiae, dusky brown. 
Another female, killed the same day, differed in having the 
entire tarsi a dingy brick-red and the bare skin in front of 
the ear bluish. 
I killed the birds now sent about thirty miles from Pot- 
chefs troom, near the Mooi river. These Storks are often 
to be seen in various parts of the Potchefstroom district in 
the rainy season, i. e. during our summer months. They are 
always in companies, though I have not seen them here in the 
vast numbers sometimes to be found in other parts of South 
Africa. 
382. Ciconia nigra, Linn. Black Stork. 
Male, Potchefstroom, June 12th, 1884. Bill and bare skin 
round the eye bright dark crimson; feet, tarsi, and bare part 
of tibiae very bright scarlet. Stomach contained small perch 
and crabs. 
This very handsome Stork, the first of the species that I 
have ever had, was shot just outside the town of Potchefstroom 
in a swamp where many water-birds are often to be found. 
It was a solitary specimen. 
383. Mycteria sene galen sis, Shaw. African Jabiru. 
Female, Bustenburg district, 2nd April, 1883. 
This is a rare species with us. The specimen sent was shot 
near Bustenburg. I do not remember to have ever seen it in 
the Potchefstroom district. 
Nettapus auritus (Bodd.). African Dwarf Goose. 
The specimen sent is one of two that were observed in 
a swamp about a mile from the town of Potchefstroom. 
This species is of very rare occurrence here, but, being much 
less shy than most of the water-fowl, it is comparatively easy 
to shoot it. 
384. [Baza VERREAUxi (Lafr.). Verreaux’s Baza. 
This species was obtained, not unfrequently, by Mr. Ayres 
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