_a._ (Sex doubtful; perhaps a young hen.) Near Palatswe River, May 16, 1874. Iris hazel, dark round the pupil, but becoming very pale towards the outside; upper mandible black; under one greenish white, tipped with black; legs and feet pale greenish white; claws dusky. 195. EUPODOTIS CÆRULESCENS (Vieill.): Layard, _t. c._ p. 285. Blue Bustard. _a._ ♂ Near Sunday’s River, May 28, 1873. Iris hazel. 196. ŒDICNEMUS CAPENSIS, Licht.: Gurney in Anderss. _B. Dam. Ld._, p. 266. Spotted Thick-knee. _a._ Near Pilandsberg, Transvaal, July 1873. Iris golden yellow; eye large. _b._ Not labelled. Family ARDEIDÆ. 197. ARDEA MELANOCEPHALA, Vig. and Childr.: Gurney, _t. c._ p. 284. Black-throated Heron. _a._ ♂ Marsh near Pretoria, June 21, 1873. Iris yellow. 198. ARDEA PURPUREA, L.: Gurney, _t. c._ p. 286. Purple Heron. _a._ Not labelled. 199. HERODIAS INTERMEDIA (Wagl.): Gurney, _t. c._ p. 289. Short-billed Egret. _a._ Not labelled. 200. BUTORIDES ATRICAPILLUS (Afzel): Gurney, _t. c._ p. 292. Black-headed Dwarf Heron. _a, b._ Not labelled. 201. BUTORIDES STURMII (Wagl.), _Ardeiralla Sturmii_ (Wagl.): Gurney, _t. c._ p. 291. Sturm’s Heron. _a._ Not labelled. 202. BUTORIDES RUFIVENTRIS (Sund.), _Ardea rufiventris_ (Sund.): Ayres, _Ibis_, 1871, pl. ix. Red-bellied Heron. _a._ ♂ Hendrik’s Vlei, December 1874. Iris dark hazel; bill black; legs slate-colour. 203. BUBULCUS IBIS (Hasselq.): Gurney, _t. c._ p. 288. Buff-backed Heron. _a._ ♀ Tati, September 26, 1874. Iris bright yellow, inclining to orange; skin round eye chrome yellow; bill yellow; legs orange-yellow, somewhat dusky; claws blackish. Lizards, grasshoppers, and beetles in stomach. This bird not so fat as some shot at Bamangwato in May. Family CICONIIDÆ. 204. CICONIA ALBA (L.): Gurney, _t. c._ p. 280. White Stork. _a._ ♂ Ramaqueban River, where the Zambesi road leaves it, going north, November 15, 1874. Iris dark hazel; bill and legs orange-vermilion; skin about eye the same, but with a dark patch on it near the eye, and also near the under mandible. 205. SPHENORHYNCHUS ABDIMII (Licht.): Gurney, _t. c._ p. 280. White-bellied Stork. _a._ ♂ Sibanani, December 11, 1874. Iris white, inclining to greenish ochreous; bill olive, tipped with vermilion; a flesh-coloured knob at the base. 206. SCOPUS UMBRETTA (Gm.): Gurney, _t. c._ p. 294. Tufted Umbre. _a._ ♂ Makalapsi River, August 7, 1873. Iris dark; bill, legs, and claws black. Frogs in stomach. Order NATATORES. Family ANATIDÆ. 207. SARKIDIORNIS MELANONOTUS (Penn.): Gurney, _t. c._ p. 335. Knob-billed Goose. _a._ ♀ Mopani Pan, near Ramaqueban River, March 16, 1874. Iris dark hazel; bill and legs black. Shot in a tree. The dogs caught a young one in the pan, where I suppose this Goose had its brood.