THE SOUTH AFRICAN AVIFAUNA SERIES

OF THE PERCY FITZP A TRICK INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN ORNITHOLOGY

(Genera/ Editor: PROFESSOR J. M. WINTERBOTTOM, Director of the Institute)

No. 20 CHECK LIST OF THE OF THE EAST LONDON AREA

BY Miss M. COURTENAY-LATIMER (East London lvft1set1m)

Price 75c

The copyright of this article vests in the author. No quotation from it or information derived from it is to be published without full acknowledgement of the source.

CHJ~CK LIST OP :BIRDS OF THE

:By

M. CourJGenay~-Latimer

(Tiirector 1 East London Museum) - 1 -

The area under review covers the Divisional Council area for East London - from the .Fish River to Cintza_along the coast 9 a range of one hundred and sixty -Ltliles 0 The country is composed of hilly undulations with vegetat1onaccording to Acocks'

Vegetation rviap 1 consisting of~-- 1. Forest and Thorn veld

2 o Valley Bush 3. Alexandria Forest type 4. ·Eastern Province thorn veld. CI1IIVfATIC CON:DITIONS RGCORDJ:l,"'D AT EAST LONDON

I,ati tuc1e 33.02 Sou.th? I1on(Situde 27.50 East 1 Height 4-10 ft. J:>ising j_nland towarc1s King William 1 s Town to 1 9 195 feet;. A~:-erage Rainfall 31.83 inches with average of 105 rainy days per year. Average Daily Sunshine- 7.5 hours. Daily vvind speed average per year - 10.8 m.p.h. This list has been compiled over a number of years9 careful observations together with tb.e taxonomic collection housed in the :B;r:tst I1ondon 1-~~useum. T

I10MENCLATURE follows mainly that of Roberts Birds o~ 9 Revised Edition by McLachlan~ Liversidge. Reference numbers of Vincent's Check List and Roberts are included 9 and Mr. P.A. OTancey' s-fincl.ings o

THAtTKS ~ I thank the Di visional Council for sub- -·------mitting a map of the area concerned. To the Chairman 9 Nl:r. G.G. Smith 9 for reducing and making the copy of the map included:; to l1~r. C.D. Quickel­ berge for checking and reading9 and to the Meteorological office for information supplied. - 3 - - 4 - Order S P H E N I S C I F 0 R M E S Family SPH~NISOIDAE P_~uins Genus SPHENISCUS Brisson ------~------=------1. SPH~NISOUS DBMERSUS Linnaeus 9 Jackass Penguin

S. demersus Linnaeus ( R2 9 V2) g Oa1)e of Good Hope Visitor off coast of East London Genus EUDYPTES Vieillot ----~-~-~~

2. EUDYPTES CHRYSOOOHE ( Forster) 9 Rockhopper Pen:_~uin E. chrysocone (Forster) (R3 9 V6)~ Falkland Islands Rare visitor to coast. Order C 0 L Y M B I F 0 R M E S Family PODICIPIDAE Grebes Genus PODICEPS Latham

3. PODICEPS RUFIOOLLIS (Pallas) 9 African Dabchick

P.r. capensis Salvadori (R6 9 V9)~ Shoa 9 Abyssinia Resident throughout area on all suitable water stretches. Order P R 0 C E L L A R I I F 0 R M E S :B1 am~y DI_OIVillDEIDAE Albatrosses Genus DIOMEDEA Linnaeus 4. DIQ]/lEDEA EXU:GANS Linnaeus, V/andering Albatross

D.e. exulans Linnaeus (R7 9 Vl0): Cape of Good Hope Off coast of East London.

5. DIOlVJEDEA 1\I!EJJANOPHRIS Temminck 9 Black-browed Albatross

D. melanophris Temminck (R8 9 Vl3): Cape of Good Hope Common visitor to coast. 6. DIONJKDEA CAUTA Gould, Shy Albatross D. cau-Ga. salvini (Hothschild) (Rll,Vl6): New Zea.laiid :-··---- Common visitor to coast off East London. 7Q DI01UillEA CHLORORHYNCHUS Gmelin, Yellow-nosed Albatross l?.,~_q,~_=h.S~h;y:nchus Gmelin ( RlO, Vi5): Cape Seas Common visitor to coast.

!~ifY PROCELLARIIDAE Petrels and She~r~at~ Genus lVf.ACRONECTES Richmond

+ ----·-·---.-· - 8. lVJACRONECTES GIGANTEUS (Gmelin), Giant Petrel M~-~anteus ( Gmelin) (Rl3, Vl9): Near Sta-Gen Island 9 Cape Horno

Visi-t;or to coast 1 common.

Genus D~~~IQ~ Stephens 9. DAEeiON CAPENSIS ( I1innaeus), Cape Sea Pigeon D. capellsi§_ ( Linnaeus) ( R14, V20) : Cape of Good Hope Commonly found off coast.

Q.£.~§- B.V.~~IA Bonanar:te lOo BULWERIA CAERULEA (Gmelin), Blue Petrel Bu caerulea ('Gmelin) (R20, V22): Southern Ocean 47° ~-5~crs Latitude Rare, recorded at East London by J. Hewitt. Genus PACBYPTILA Illiger - 6 - 11. PACHYPTILA FOR8TERI (Latham), Whale Bir-d ?· forsteri (Latham): (R2l,V30): New Zealand. Visitor to coast, recorded from East London during December. 12. PACHYPTILA DESOLATA (Gmelin), Dove Petrel P.d. desolata (Gmelin)~ (R22 9 V32)~ Kerguelen. Island. Visitor to coast. 13. PACHYPTILA SALVINI (Mathews), Broad-billed Petrel P.s. salvini (Mathews)~ (R2l,V3l)g Marion Island. Rare visitor to coast. Genus PROCELLARIA Linnaeus 14. PROCELLARIA AEQUINOCTIALIS Linnaeus, Cape Hen a.~~· aequinocti~ Linnaeus (R23~V36)~ Cape of Good Hope. Visitor to coast. b. P.a. conspi9il~_ata (Gould) (R23b 9 V-)~ Australian Seas. Not common, recorded off coast of East London. 15. PROCELLARIA CINEREUS (Gmelin), Great Grey Shearwater P. cinereus (Gmelin) (R24,V37)~ Southern Ocean 47° to 58°.-S. Lat. Not common recorded from off East London. 16. PROCELLARIA GRISEUS (Gmelin), Sooty Shearwater P. griseus (BonalJarte) ~ (H29, V42) g New Zealand. Visitor to coast. -~ '7 -

i 17-. PROC:;JLLARIA JtiUNDA ( Galvin), Little Shearwa ter I P.m. elegans (Giglioli and Salvadori) ( 9 V40): Southern Atlantic.

Decoii.mosed specimen WG.shed up at Cintza beach 9 East ·tondon."

1 . 18. PROCJ:!:LI,ARIA LHERMINIERI Lesson 9 Baillon s Little ShearwatGr Po lherminieri bailloni Bonaparte ( R28, V41): Y!est IndieB; l\[auri. tius o Rare visitor to coast.

y.ami=sy_HYDROBATID.fl.E St~r~etrels --Genus HYDROBATES Boie ' 19 o HYDBOBATES PELAGICUS ( Linnaeus), 3torm Petrel H. 12_elagi~ (Linnaeus) (R30, V44)~ Coast of Sweden. Rare visitor to coast.

I Go:ms OC::~ANI'J:ES Keyserling & Blasius ! - -·~-~-----;_, 20. OCT~ANITES OCEANICUS (Kuhl), Wilson's Storm Petrel O.~anicus (Kuhl) (R33,V47): South Georgia Visit;or to coast, but D.ot common •

.Gem~ ~R:f!J_GI~TTA_ B.idgwa:v r 21. FREGETTA TROPICA (Gou1d) 9 Black-bellied Storm Petrel

F~t. tropica (Gould) (R36 9 V50): 6°33'N. Lat. - Ner6 1 W. Long. Rare. Decomposed remains found at Ncera Beach in June 1958. Order P E L E C A N I F 0 R M E S

Fami.ly PHAETHONITIDAE Tropic~§_ - 8 - .. Genus PHAETON.. Linnaeus 22. PHAETON RUBRICAUDA Boddaerty Red-tailed Tropic-Bird P. rubricauda Boddaert (R39yV55)~ Mauritius. On 1/3/1954 a specimen was collected at Gonubie, · East London. Trawler Captain H. Goosen, reports seeing three off East London on 25/2/1954. Specimens :2ast JJondon Museum. Family §.1L;!;,IDAE Gannets Genus MORUS Vieillot 23. MORUS BASSANUS (Linnaeus), Cape Gannet M.b. ca~ensis (Lichtenstein)(R44yV59)~ Cape of Good Hope.- Very common along coast. Family PHALACROCORACTDAE_Q_ormorants Genus PHALACBOCORAX Brisson· 1 24. PHALACROCORAX CARBO ( Linnaeus) 1 Nhi te-breasted Cormorant

P.c. luci.dus ( Lichtenstein) ( R4-7 1 V60) ~Cape of Good Hope. Resident and common along coast.

25. PHALACROCOR~C CAPENSIS (Sparrman), Cape Cormorant

P. capensis (SJ)arrman) (R48, V61) g False Bayy C.P. Resident and common along coast.

26. PHALACROCORAX AFRICANUS (Gmelin) 9 Reed CoTinorant

P.a. afri.canu~ '(Gmeli.n) (R50,V6J)g River Nile 1 Egypt. Resident and common on most water courses. Has become extremely plentiful locally since 1955. - 9 - Family ANHINGIDAJ"!; Darters Gerrus A:l\IHIN(}A Brisson ---~--- 27., ANHINGA l1UFA ( Lacepede & Daudin) ~ South African _ Dart er A!..£.!_~"Ufa ( I1acepede & Daudin) ( R52, V66) g Resident and common~ occurs in most partsy es~9Gcially plentiful in river estuaries. Order C I C 0 N I I F 0 R M E S

]{amily ARDEIDAE Herons 9 Egrets & Bitterns . G~n~4_@_E~nn~ 28. ARDEA CINEREA Linnaeus, Grey Heron ~_cinerea Linnaeus (R54,V7l)~ Sweden Resident. Widely distributed throughout.

29. ARDJ~A MELANOCEPHAJ.JA Vigors & Children, Bla9k- headed Heron A. mBlanocephala Vigors & Children (R55,V72}~ N"ear Lake _Cha~ Resident. Very common and widely distributed • . 30. ARDEA PURPUREA Linnaeus~ Purple Heron

1 A~. J?U~urea Linnaeus (R57 9 V74)g River Danube~ Middle Europe. Uncom~on. Occurs locally at Gonubie Sanctuary. · Genus EGRJT:TTA Forster 31. EGRETTA ALBA (Linnaeus)~ Great White Heron I E.a. melanocephala ( 1 ~ragler) (H58,V75)~ Senegam.bia Rare. Of local incidence in quiet estuaries and alone:; river banks. -.,_. I - 10 -

32. EGRETTA INTEIDfiEDIA ( 'Vagler) 9 Yellow-billed Egret E.~_12rach,;ytQ;yncha (Brehm) ( 9 V76)~ Blue Nile Widely distributed, single birds usually seen fishing in the estuaries of our rivers.

33. EGRETTA ARDESIACA (Wagler) 9 Black Heron

E. ardesiaca ( i!ifagler) ( R64 9 V77) g :Senegambia Extremely rare. M. Courtenay-Latimer and G.G. Smith record one specimen with Cattle ~~grets 9 28/2/1955 at Gonubie Sanctuary. ·

34. EGRETTA GARZETTA (Linnaeus) 9 I,ittle Egret

E.~ze~ ( Linnaeus) (R59 9 V78) g Malalbergo, Northern Italy.

Resident. Widely distributed but not very common 9 and appears to be largely confined to the coastal districts. Genus ARTIEOLA Boie - ~ 35. ARDEOLA IBIS (Linnaeus) 9 Cattle Egret I

A.i. ruficrista (Bonaparte) ( 9 V79) g Madagascar1 Exceedingly common residento Increasing rapidly.

36. ARDEOLA HALLOIDES (Scopoli) 9 Squacco Heron

A. ralloides (Scopoli) ( 9 V80)g Carinola. Rare. Recorded by R. Godfrey tvvice locally 11/5/1931 and 9/9/1937. Genus NYCTICORillC Forster 37. NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX (Linnaeus), Night Heron I

N.n. nycticora]E (Linnaeus) (R.69 9 V83)g South Europe

Resident 9 common and widely distributed throughout the area. - 11 -

I 38. NYC~CICORAX JJEUCONOTOS ( Wagler), White-backed Night Heron

~~tos (Yvagler) (R70 9 V84): Senegambia Resident and local. ~u~ n~OBRYQ_HUS Bilberg

o 1 3 9 IXOBB.YCHUS l.VIINUTUS ( Linnaeus) 9 Little Bi ttern a. 1_.mo~Y!linutus (Linnaeus) (R67,V85): Switzerland Hare. Migrant from the PalaeRrctic.

b. 1_!'..~· pa;y_esii .( Hartlaub) (1~.68, V86) : Casamanse 7 Sene~<;_;al o Rare, collected Nahoon River 1923 by R~ Godfrey.

40 o IXOBRYCIIDS STUBJ'/III ( Wagler) , Dwarf Bi ttern ~~£urmii ( Wagler) (R.66, V87): Senegambia. Rare. Recorded at East Londcin by J. Wood. Genus BOTJl~JRUS ,..E!_~hens 4lo BOTAURUS STELLARIS ( IJinnaeus), Cape Bi ttern B ~-o___9:=t}2~nsis ( Schlegel) ( H71, V88) : 1f.y nberg, Cape Ceown. Not common, but occurs in suitable swampy areas. Hecorcled and heard drumming at Gonubie Sanctuary, but hs.s become very scarce during recent years o

.~amily SCOPIDAE Hammerheads ___Genus .. ____ SCOPUS _ Brisson 42. SCOPUS UMBR:STTA G·me1in, Hamerkop S. u. umbretta Gmelin ( R7 2, V89): Senegal Resident, widely distributed, found tht·oughou t the area. Family CICONIIDAE Storks G€mus CTCONIA Brisson - 12 - 4-3. CTCONIA CICONIA (Linnaeus), White Stork C.c. ciconia (Linnaeus) (R80,V90)g Sweden. Only once recorded at East London when ten birds arrived on 2/10/1923. 4-4-. CICONIA NIGRA (Linnaeus), Black Stork C. nigra ( LirJ.naeus) ( R79, V91) g Sweden Usually migrant, fairly common. Genus DISSOURA Cabanis

4-5. DISSOURA EPISCOPUS (Boddaert) 9 Wooly-necked Stork D.e. microcelis (Gray) (R77,V92)g South Africa. Migrant, not common.

Genus EPHIPPIORH~TCI{(JS Bonapeg't~ 4-6. EPHIPPIORHYNCHUS SENEGALENSIS (Shaw), Saddlebill E. senegalensis (Shaw) (R75,V95): Senegal. Rare. Nahoon River, East London 6/4-/194-4-. Genus IBIS Lacepede 4-7. IBIS IBIS (Linnaeus), Wood Stork

I. ibis ( I1innaeus) ( R76 9 V97) : Egypt. Migrant fr.om tropical Africa. Gonubie Bird Sanctuary 6/9/1954~ Family PLATALJ!:IDAI!! Spoonbills Genus PLATALEA Linnaeus 48. PLATALEA ALBA Scopoli, African Spoonbill P. alba Scopo1i (R85,Vl03): Capa of Good Hope. Three birds recorded at East London 6/3/1939. - 13 -

Family THRESKIORNITHIDA~ Ibises Genus THRESKIORNIS Gray -·-~- - 49. THREE5KIORNIS AETHIOPICUS (La tham) 1 Sacred Ibis T.aG aethiopicus (Latham)(R81 1 V98)~ Egypt. Occurs irregularly at Gonubie Sanctuary. ---GeruAs BOSTRYCHIA Reichenbach 50. BOSTRYCHIA HAGEDASH (Latham) 1 Hadedah B.h. hagedash (Latham) (R84 9 Vl00)~ Cape of Good Hope. Resident. Has a wide distribution and is very plentiful. Order P H 0 E N I C 0 P T E R I F 0 R M E S Family PHOENICOPTERIDAE Flamingoes Genus PHOENICOPTERUS Linnaeus

51. ~HOENICOPTERUS RUBER Linnaeus 1 Greater Flamingo P.r. roseus Pallas (R86 9 Vl04)~ River Volga. A sporadic visitor to East London; specimen records are usually in immature plumage. Order A N S E R I F 0 R M E S Family ANATIDAE Ducks and Geese Genus ~O~OCHEN S~ejneger

52. ALOPOCHEN AEGYPTIACUS (Linnaeus) 9 Egyptian Goose

A. ae_e;yptiacus ( Linnaeus) ( R89 9 VlOg) g Egypt.

Not common 9 recorded in pairs only. Genus TADORNA Boie - 14 -

53. TADORNA CANA (Gmelin) 1 South African Sheld-Duck

T. cana (Gmelin) (R60 9 Vl08).: Cape ·of Good Hope. Not c'ommon at or around J~ast Londo~, although it occurs occasionally. Genus ANAS Linnaeus 54, ANAS UNDULATA Dubois, Yellow-billed Duck A.u. undulata Dubois (R96 Vll0)g Near Piquetberg, C .P. -·- 9 . . Resident"and very common with a wide di$tribution throughout area o 55. ANAS SPARSA Eyton, . Black Duck A. s •. spa:r:sa Eyton ( R.g·5, Vlll): Ca~pe. of Good Hope. Resident. Fairly ple.ntiful ,· widely distributed especially along coastal ravines. 56. ANAS HOTTENTOTTA Eyton, Hottentot Teal A.h. hottentotta Eyton ("R99,Vll3):.0range River.·-· Widely distribu-ted but nowhere common. Recorded from Gonubie. Sanctuary.

57. ANAS ERYTHRORH):NCHA Gmelin, Red-bi~led Teal A. erythror~ncha Gmelin (R97~Vll4): Cape of Good Hope. Resident. Frequents swamps and is widely spread. Genus NETTAPUS Brandt 58. NETTAPUS AURITUS (Boddaert), Dwarf Goose N. auritus (Boddaert) (R92,Vll9): Madagascar. Resident in certain areas, but becoming very scarce. A widely distributed bird, recorded Umdanzani Dam, near East London. - 15 - Genus _]?L_?CTROPTERUS Stephens 59 o PLECTROPTERUS GAJ'viBENSIS ( Linnaeus), S:purwing Goose... R_~ Sclater (R.88, Vl21): Type believad to be from Zanzibar, but either from Natal or P.E.A. Resident. Widely spread and becoming comraon throughout the area. Genus o;x:YtJRA Bonaparte 60. OXYURA JAMAICENSIS Eyton, Maccoa Duck

O.j. punctata (Burchell) (Rl03 1 Vl22): Verloren Vlei 1 Piquetberg, C.P. Rare migrant, occurring occasionally at Gonubie Sanc·GI;~ary. Genus THALASSORNIS Eyton 61. THAI&SSORNIS LEUCONOTUS Eyton, Vlhi te-backed Duck ~r.l. leuconotus Eyton (Rl04,Vl23): Verloren Vlei, Piquetberg, C.P. Arrives at Gonubie Sanctuary from May and straggles on until late November. Up to 28 birds have been counted at one time. Order F A L C 0 N I F 0 R M E S !amily SAGITTARIIDAE Secretary-bird Genus SAGITTARIUS Hermann 62 .. SAGITTARIUS SERPENTARIUS (Miller), Secretary-bird S. serpentarius (Miller) (Rl05,Vl24): Cape of Good 'Bope. Resident. Occurs singly or in pairs. Family ABGYPIIDAE Vultures Genus GYPS Savigny - 16 - 1 63. GYPS GOPROTHERES. (Forster) 9 Cape. or Kolhe. .s Vulture

G. coprotheres (Forster) (Rl06 9 Vl25): South Africa. Occasionally observed over Buffalo River. Genus TORGOS Kaup

64. TORGOS TRACHEI1IOTUS (Forster) 9 Lappet-faced Vulture

T.t. tracheliotus (Forster)~ (Rl08 9 Vl27)g Cape Province. Recorded from Buffalo River. Genus MILVUS Lacepede

65. MILVUS MIGRANS (::Boddaert) 9 Black Kite

a. rl.l.m. migran~ (::Boddaert) (Rl28 9 Vl31): France. Once recorded locally (East London). b. M.m. parasitus (Daudin) (Rl29 9 Vl32)~ Peddie, C.P. Summer breeding visitor with a wide distribution. Genus ELANUS ,Savip;n,x

66. EI1ANUS CAERULEU,S (Desfontaines) 9 ::Black-shouldered Kite E.c. caeruleus (Desfontaines) (Rl30,Vl33)~ Near Algiers. Resident; common and widely distributed. Genus AVICEDA Swainson 67. AVICEDA CUCULOIDES Swainson, Cuckoo Falcon

A. c. verreauxi JJafresnaye (Rl27 9 Vl34) ~ Durban, Widely distributed in forest. Genus PERNIS Cuvier - l'7 - 68. p;::;mns APIVORUS ( Linnaeus) Y Honey Buzzard ;p.a. apivorus (Linnaeus) (Rl32~Vl36)~ Swedeno f.:IigJ.:-snt from Palaearctic region of rare and spasmodic occurrence. Recorded Horseshoe Valley, i;";as-G London. Genus AQUILA Brisson

69o AQUILA VERREAUXI Lesson9 Black Eagle A. ve:rreauxi Lesson (Rl33,Vl37)~ In the interior of the Cape of Good Hope. Occuri::'J spasmodically along Buffalo River • .. Genus LO~~TUS.. Kau£ 70o LOPHAETUS OCCIPITALIS (Daudin), I1ong-crested -:::;agle J:.~_?...£Qi -pi talis ( Daudin) ( Rl38, Vl47) ~ Knysna Di stri et, C.P. Not v::;ry common locally. Occurs in forest areas chiefly • .. Genus POLEMAETUS Heine -----~ - 71. POLEMA~TUS CORONATUS ( Linnaeus) ~ Crowned Eagle P0.~.S?..J-"onatus (Linnaeus) (Rl43, Vl46): West Africa. Resident. Wide distribution throughout our deep fore,g-t:; areas.. where it is not uncommon • Gew~s CIRCAETUS Vieillot _:.;...;..;.....~_;..._~------. 72. CIRCA:l~TUS CINEREUS Vieillot, Brown Harrier-Eagle C. _sine reus Vieillot (T:?.l45, Vl49) ~ Senegal. lVIigra:nJG. Recorded from East London. - 18 - 73. CIRCAifTUS PECTORALIS Smith, Black-breasted Harrier- Eagle C. pectoralis Smith (Rl46,Vl50): Twenty-four Rivers 9 Porterville 9 C.P. Irregular and not common. Dr. R. Godfrey recorded this bird twice from the Buffalo Basin • .. Genus HALIAEETUS_ Savigny 74. HALIAEETUS VOCIFER (Daudin), Cape Sea-Eagle c:P.H. vocifer - . (Daudin) (Rl49,Vl54)g Keurboom River, Resident and common along coast.

Geruls BUTEO Lacepe~~ 7 5. BUTEO BUTEO ( Linnaeus), ,Steppe Buzzard B.b. vulpinus (Gloger) (Rl54,Vl58)~ Africa Palaearctic migrant, not very common. 76. BUTEO RUFOFUSCUS (Forster), Jackal Buzzard B.r. rufofuscus (Forster) (Rl52,Vl6l)g South Africa. Resident but not commono Genus ACCIPITER Brissoh 77. ACCIPITER MINULLUS (Daudin), Little Sparrow Hawk A.m. minullus (Daudin) (Rl58,Vl63)~ Gamtoos River, C.P. Widel;>r distributed in riparian thickets.

78. ACCIPITER RUFIVENTRIS Smith9 Red or Rufous- Sparrow-Hawk

A.r. rufiventris Smith.,(.Rl56 1 Vl66)g Baviaans River, C.P. Not common. - 19 -

79 o ACCIPI'.I!:t:::R BADIUS ( Gmelin) 9 Little Banded Goshawk A.!..~olyzonoides Smith ( Rl61, Vl68) ~ Ne8.r Mafeking. R.esident. Not common.

80. ACCIPIT:~m TACHIRO (Daudin) 9 South African. Goshawk

A.t. tachiro (Daudin) (R.l60 9 Vl69)~ Knysna 9 C.P.

Resident 9 loqalo Genus CIRQUS ~Jacepede

81. CIRCUS MACROUR.US ( G-melin) 9 Pallid Harrier

C. macrourus ( Gmelin) ( Rl68 9 Vl76) ~ Veronezh 9 s-:-:Ru-8 si a;-

Tviigra::o.-0 9 f21.irly common locally.

82. CIRCUS AERUGINOSUS ( Linnaeus) 9 ~'11arsh Harrier

C.a._!'._B:_!liY.<2~ (Daudin) (Rl67 9 Vl78) ~ Cape Province.

Resic"lent 9 common and widely distributed. Genus POLYBOROIDES Smith

83. POLYBOROIDES TYPUS-Smith 9 Banded Harrier-Hawk

P~__:_l:;ypus Smith -(Hl71 9 Vl79): Eastern Cape Province. Locally common. Genus PANJJION Savign;y:

84. PAIWIOI\f HALIAETUS ( Linnaeus) 9 Osprey P.h. 1}_ali~etus (Linnaeus) (Rl72,Vl80)~ Sweden

Not common 9 migrant from the Palaearctic. J'amily FALCONIDAE Falcons & Kestrels Genus FALCO Linnaeus - 20 -

85. FALCO PEREGRINU3 Tunstall 9 Peregrine Falcon F.p. calidus Latham (Rll3,Vl8l)~ India. Palaearctic migrant, not common, occurs occasionally.

86. FALCO BIARMICUS Temminck 9 Lanner Falcon F.b. biarmicus Temminck (Rll4 9 Vl83)~ Peddie Dist., Resident. Present wherever suitable terrain exists 87. FALCO SUBBUTEO Linnaeus, Hobby.

F.s. subbuteo Linnaeus (Rll5 7 Vl84)~ Sweden.

Migrant from Palaearctic regi on:::J 7 occurring occasionally. Recorded Fort Jackson.

88. FALCO Al\fiURENSIS Rac1de 9 Eastern Red-footed Falcon F. amurensis Radde (Rll9,Vl87)~ Blagowestschenk, Middle Amur. Palaearctic migrant. Dr. Godfrey and the author once recorded 20 birds at East London 4/l/1935. 89. FALCO TUNNUNCULUS Linnaeus, Cape Rock Kestrel F.t. rupicol~ ~audin (Rl23,Vl92)~ Cape of Good Eope.

3.esident 1 corrrrrwn 9 widely distributed.

90. J'ALCO RUPICOLOIDJ~S Smi th 9 Greater Kestrel F.r. rupicoloides Smith (Rl22 9 Vl93)~ Mouth of Groene River 9 Little Namaq_ualand. Scarce locall3r.

Order Q A L L I F 0 R M E S Family:NUMI:OIDAE Guineafowl - 21 - Genus NU:MIDA Linnaens

91. NUMIDA MITR.A'J:A Pallas 9 Crowned G-uineaf'owl

N.m. coronata Gurney (R.l92 9 V198): Uitenhage 9 C.P. Resident throughout area, moving about in flocks. Family PHASIANIDAE Francolins & Quail Q!3nus FR.A"f\T_COTJINUS Ste@ens

92 o FRANC.0IJINUS AFRICANUS Stephens 9 Grey-winged Francolin

F.ao africanus Stephens (Rl76 9 V213): King William's Town Dist. 9 C.P. Resident. Not common locally.

93. FRANCOLINUS LTI:VAILLANTII ( Valenciennes) 9 B.ed-winged :B1 rancolin

F. ;L_ lev:aillanti :h ( Valenci ennes) ( Rl78 9 V215): Cape 0

Resio.ent 9 commonly found locally. Genus PT~Cll~ISTIS 1¥agler 94. PT"8HNISTIS AFER (Muller)? Eastern Cape Red-necked Francolin

P.a. castaneiventer Gunning & Roberts (Rl88 9 V232): Fo:r:f"Beaufort 9 C.P. . ·

Has a 1Nide distribution 9 becoming very scarce. Genus CO':rURNIX Bonnaterre

95. CO':rUR.NIX COTURNIX Linnaeus 9 Quail a. C.c. coturnix Linnaeus~ Sweden. Visitor from the we~tern Palaearctic. b, C.c~ orientalis Bogdanov: Siberi~. Visitor from the central Palaearctic. - 22 -

c. C. c. afrtcana Temminok & Schle:gel ( B.l89 7 V238) : Cape Province. A common summer breeding resident.

96. COTURNIX DELl~G·ORGUEI Delegorgue 9 Harlequtn Quail C.d. delegorguei Delegorgue (Rl90 9 V239)~ Upper Limpopo River. · Occurs locally but not common.

97. COTURNIX ADANSONII Verreaux 7 Blue Quatl

C. adansordi ( Verreaux) ( Rl9l 9 V240): Gaboon. Rare, occurs locally. Order T U R N I C I F 0 R M E S Family TURNICIDAE Button Quail Genus TURNIX Bonnaterre

98. TUHNIX SYJ.NATICA (Desfontaine) 9 Kurrtchane Button-Quail i"

T.s. lepurana (Smith) (R196 7 V382)g North of Kurrichane;':Vostern Transvaal. Occurs but is not common.

99. TURNIX HOTTENTOTTA (Temmtnck) 9 Hottentot Button Quatl T.h. hottentotta (Temminck) (Rl94 V385): Cape of GoodHope-:--- 9 Rare9 very seldom recorded today. Order G H U I F 0 R M E S Family GRUIDAE Cranes Genus BALEARICA Brisson - 23 -

100. BALTIAR.ICA REGULORUM ( Bennett) 7 Crowned Crane B.r. regulorum (Bennett) (R214 7 V24l)~ Eastern CapeProv. Resident from Easi L6ridon. Genus ANTHROPOTDES Vieillot 101. ANTHROPOIDES PARADISEA ( Lichtenstein), Sta.nley Crane

A. paradisea (Lichtenstein) (R216 7 V242): Inner South Africa. Resident locally? Fort Jackson. Genus GRUS Pallas 102. GRUS CARUNCULATUS (Gmelin), Wattled Crane

G. carunculatus (Gmelin) (R215 7 V243): Cape of Good Hope. Once recorded near Jast London (R. Godfrey) 22/5/1929. Family OTIDIDAE Bustards Genus OTIS Linnaeus

103. OTIS KORI Burchell 7 Giant Bustard

O.k. kori Burchell (R217 7 V244): Confluence of Vaal and Orange Rivers. Not common and specimens which do remain have su:rvi ved only through farmers' strict protection:

104G OTIS CAERULESCENS Vieillot 7 Blue Korhaan ~caerulescens Vieillot (R223,V255): Eastern Cape. Resident, distributed along coastal region. - 24 -

1 105. 0:I:IS NIELANOGASTER Ruppell 1 Black-bellied Korhaan O.m. notophila (Oberholser) (R227 9 V257)~ Durban.

Recorded from East London 9 but rare. Family BURHINIDAE Stone Curlews or Dikkops Genus BURHINUS Illiger

106. BURHINUS CAPENSIS (Lichtenstein) 9 Cape Dikkop

B.c. capensis (Lichtenstein) (R275 9 V264): Cape of Good Hope.

Resident 9 very common locally.

107. BURHINUS V.ERMICULATUS ( Cabanis) 9 Water Dikkop

B.v. vermiculatus (Cabanis) (R274 9 V266): Lake Jipe 9 Teita. :B1airly plentiful and widely di,stri butec1 along rivers and all coastal areas.

Family JACANIDAE Jacanas or Li~rotters Genus ACTOPHILORNIS Oberholser

108. ACTOPHILORNIS AFRICANUS (Gmelin) 9 African Jacana

A. africanus (Gmelin) (R228 9 V257): Abyssinia.

Resident 9 widely distributed in suitRble swamps along the coast. Genus MICROPARRA Cabanis 109. MICROPAR.RA CAPENSIS (Smith), Lesser Jacana

M. cap ens is (Smith) ( R.229 9 V268): Algoa Bay. Migrant, occurs locally in small numbers, usually in swampy areas along coast.

Family R.ALLIDAE Rails 2 Crakes 2 Moorhen & Coot - 25 - Genus RALLUS .Linnaeus 110. RALLUS CAERUL.ESCENS Gmel:Ln, Kaffir Rqil

R. caerulescens Gmelin (Rl97 9 V269): Cape of Good Hope.

Resio.ent 9 net common, found in sui table reed beds and marshes principally along coastal regjons.

Genus CR~X Bechstein

111. CREX CREX (Linnaeus) 9 Corn Crake

C. c~~ ( Linnaeus) ( R.198 9 V270): Sweden. Migrant, not common, found locally during Dec./Jan. ll2o CREX EGR~jGIA (Peters) (Rl99,V271) ~ Tete, Portuguese East Africa. Rare, occurs j_n marshy grass covered areas. Genus LIJYINOOORAX Peters

113. LIIt'INOCORA.."C FLAVIROSTRA (Swains on) 9 Black Crake L. flavi!ostra (Swainson) (R203,V272): Senegal Resident, not common but has wide distribution. in sui·tiable marsh areas. Genus SAROTHRURA Heine 114. SAROTHRURA AYRESI (Gurney), White-winged Crake S. ayre si (Gurney) ( R204, V276): Potchefstroom, Trmwvaal. Ra:r.:e, distributed in scattered localities and recorded from East London. - 26 - 115. SATORHRURA RUFA (Vieillot), Red-chested Crake S.r._rufa (Vieillot) (R205 9 V277)~ Cape Province Resident, widel3r distributed especially along coastal regions. 116. SAROTHRURA ELEGANS (Smith), Buff-spotted Crake S.e. elegans (Smith) (R206,V278): Durban, Natal. Resident with wide distribution along coastal 117. SAROTHRURA AFFINIS (Smith) Striped Pigmy Rail or Jardines Crake S.a. affinis (Smith) (R207,V279): Knysna, C.P. Resident locally, not common. Genus PORZANA Vieillot 118. PORZANA IVIARGINALIS Hartlaub, Striped Crake P. marginalis Hartlaub (R200, V274): Gaboon. Rare, recorded East London. 119. PORZANA PUSILLA (Pallas), Baillon's Crake

P.p. obscu~ Neumann (R202 9 V275): Kibaya, Tanganyika Territory. Not common, has a fairly wide distribution. Genus PORPHYRIO Brisson 120. PORPHYRIO PORPHYRIO (Linnaeus)~ Purple Galli.nule

P.p. madagascariensis (Latham) (R208 9 V280): Madngascar. Resident, c ommm ... locally. Inhabits most swamps and reed covered rivers. Breeds at Gonubie Sanctuary. - 27 - 21. PORPHYRIO ALLENI Thomson, Lesser Gallinule ~~1l~i Thomson (R209,V281)~ Idda, Niger River. Recorded 20/7/1955. Appears to have become resident at Gonubie Sanctuary, but very sh;}r an<). retiring. i henus GAL:LINULA Brisson ~--- - 9!122. GAI,LINULA CHLOROPUS ( Linnaeus), African Moorhen G.c~ meridionalis (Brehm) (R210,V282): South Africa. Common and widely distri·buted in all sui table stretches of water. I 1123. GALLINUIJA ANGULATA Sunc1evall, Lesser Moorhen ) G. a~~a Sundevall (R2ll, V283): Natal. j Occurs, but not common. I . iGenus FULICA L1nnaeus '-- -- ...... p24. FULICA CRISTATA Gmelin~ Red-knobbed Coot F. cristata Gmelin (R.212,V284): Madagascar. I Resident, common. I Family HELIORNITHIDAE Finfoot :Genus PODICA Lesson ' :12 5. POD ICA SENEGALJ~NSIS ( Vieillot) , Petr:3r 1 s Finfoot j P"s. j)etersi Hartlaub (R213,R285): Province, Portuguese E~st Africa. Resident, fairly common along densely covered rivers and waterways, although seldom seen. Family ROSTR.ATULIDAE Painted Snipe ;Genus ROSTRATULA Vieillot - 28 - 126. ROSTRATULA BENGHALENSIS (Linnaeus), Painted Snipe

R. _bengha_;ben.§is. ( l1innaeus) ( R230 9 V286) : Asia. Migrant, rare. Order C H A R A D R I I F 0 R 'M E S Family HAEMATOPODIDAE Oystercatcher Genus HAE~~TOPUS Linnaeus 127. HAE:MATOPUS MOQUINI Bonaparte, Black Oyster-catcher H. moq~ini Bona~arte (R23l,V288): Cape of Good H Resident, becoming very common.

Family RECU~VIROSTRIUAE Stilts and Avocets Genus HIMANTOPUS Brisson 128. HIMANTOPUS HIMANTOPUS (Linnaeus), Black-winged Stilt

H. himantopus Linnaeus (R270 9 V289): South Africa.

Not plentiful. Nahoon River banks 1943 9 M. Courtenay-Latimer. Genus RECURVIROSTRA Linnaeus

129o RECURVIROSTRA AVOSETTA Linnaeus 9 Avocet R. avosetta Linnaeus (R269,V290): Italy. Once recorded locally on Nahoon River 12/8/1932, Dr. H.obert Godfrey and tht1 author. Family CHARADRIIDAE Plovers and Turnstones Genus CHARADRIUS Linnaeus

130. CHARADRIUS HIATIOULA Linnaeus 9 Ringed Plover C.h. t~ngrae (Lowe) (R233,V292): Yenesei Valley. Migrant. Occurs regularly along coast, also occasionally on dams. -· 29 -·

131~ CHAB.ADRIUS MAHGINATUS Vieilloty 1.Vhite-fronted Sand plover C.m. tenellus Hartlaub (R235b,V295): Madagascar. Resident, common along seashore. 132. CHARADRIUS PECUARIUS Temminck, Kittlitz's Sandplover ~~vecuarius Temminck (R237,V297)~ Cape of Good Hope. Resident, of isolated occurrence. 133. CHAHADRIUS TRICOLLARIS Vieillot, Treble-bs.nded Sand plover C.t. ~ricollari~ Vieillot (R238,V298): Cape Town. Resident, common. 1134. CHARADRIUS MONGOHJS 11\Tagler, Mongolian Sand plover C.m. at:rifrons Wagler (R234,V299): Bengalo 1\hgr<"'mty recorded by Dr. H. Godfrey at Nahoon 1573/1933, Gonubie 1937. Three records at Gonubie Bird Sr:mctuary; Blue Bend Nahoon, two records 12/5/1958; three Igoda Beach 10/5/1958. 135. CHARA.URIUS LESCHENAULTII Lesson, Great S::1ndplover C. leschenaultii Lesson (R239,V300): Pondicherry, India: Migrant from the Palaearctic. A fairly regular coastal visitor. 136. CHARA.URIUS ASIATICUS Pallas, Caspian Plover C. asiatic~ Pallas (R240,V30l): South Tartary .. Migrant from the Palaearctic of a spasmodic nature, appearing at times in great numbers. - 30 -

137. CHARA_DRIUS SQUATAROLA Linnaeus 9 G·rey Plover

C. squatarola Linnaeus (R241 9 V30/): Sweden.

Migrant 9 not common. Genus STJI:PHANIBYX Rei0henbach

138. STEPHANIBYX CORONATUS (Boddaert) 9 Crowned Plover S.c. coronatus (Boddaert) (R242 9 V304)~ Cape of Good Hope o -- Resident, common.

139. STEPHANI:SYX ri.IELANOPTERUS ( Cretzschmar) ~Lesser :Slack-winged Plover S.m. minor Zedli-l:;z (R243 9 V306)~ Pondoland, South lfrica. ·

Resident 9 common 9 occurring in parties locally. Genus HOPLOPTERUS Bonapart~

140. HOPLOPTERUS ARMATUS (Burchell) 9 Blacksmith Plover

H. armatus (Burchell)_(R245 9 V307)~ Klaarwater 9 Ifey District. Genus ARENARIA Brisson

141. ARENARIA INT:ERPRES ( Linnaeus) 9 Turns tone

A.i. interpres (Linnaeus) (H232 9 V327): Gothland

Migrant 9 from Palaearctic region~ Regular and cou:r.1on along coast o

Family SCOLOPACIDAE Sandpipers 9 Stin_:l:i 2 Snipe 9 Godwi ts Ruff and Curlews Genus TRINGA Linnaeus I - 31- 114-2. TRINGA TEREK Latham9 Terek Sandpiper l T. terek Latham (R257 9 V311)~ Terek River 9 Russia. Migrant from Pa1aearotic region, not common. Single specimens recorded by Dr. R. Godfrey and the author at Bonza Bay 15/5/1933 9 and Gulu 5/6/1935. Nahoon 9 May 1955 9 Rev. RoC. Doe. 114-3. TRINGA HYPOL;:;;ucos Linnaeus, Common Sandpiper T.h~~poleucos Linnaeus (R258,V312)~ Sweden. Migrant from the Palaearc c region. 4-4-. TRINGA OCHROPHUS Linnaeus, Green Sandpiper T. ochrophus Linnaeus (R259,V313)~ Sweden. Migrant from Palaearctic region.

4-5. TRINGA STAGNATILIS (Bechstein) 9 Marsh Sandpiper

T. stagnati1is (Bechstein) (R262 9 V317)g Germany. Migrant from Pa1aearctic region.

114-6. TRHTGA NEBULARIA ( Gunnerus) 9 Green shank T. nebularia (Gunnerus) (R263,V318)~ Norway. Migrant from the Pa1aearctic region. 114-7. TRINGA GLAREOLA Linnaeus, Wood Sandpiper '{ T. glareo1a Linnaeus (R264 9 V319): Sweden. Migrant from the Pa1aearctic region. I jGenus CALIDRIS Anonymous - 32 -

148~ CAtiDRIS T~STACEA (Pallas) 1 Curlew Sandpiper

C. testace~ (Pallas) (R251 9 V320): Holland.

Palaearctic migrant 1 usually in large flocks. 149. CALIDRIS MINUTA (Leisler), Little Stint C. minuta (Leisler) (R253 9 V322)~ Hanau, Germany. Palaearctic migrant. Common singly or in flocks. 9"enus CROC:~iTHIA Bil~berg

150. CROCETHIA ALBA ( Pallas) 9 Sanr1erling

C. alba (Pallas) (R255 9 V325)g North Sea Coast. Migrant from the Palaearctic region. Genus PHILO:MACHUS AnonJ1mO~ ·

151. PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX (Linnaeus) 9 Ruff P. pugnax (Linnaeus) (R256,V326): Sweden. Migrant from the Palaearctic region. Genus CAPELLA Frenzel ----~------~~- 152. CAPELLA NIGRIPENNIS (Bonaparte), Ethiopian Snipe

C~~~igripennis (Bonaparte) (R250 9 V329): Cape of Good Hope. Fairly plentiful in marsh lands near East London.

153. CAPELLA MEDIA (Latham) 9 Great Snipe

C. media (Latham) (R249 9 V328): Bngland9 Migrant from the Palaearctic region., Frequents marshes from East London. Genus NUMENIUS Brisson - 33 -

154. Nm[,_~NIUS .ARQUATA ( Linnaeus) 9 Curlew N.a. orientalis Brehm (R -,V336): East Indies. Palaearctic migrant which has become less common recently. Has been known to occur in parties along Nahoon and Buffalo River feeding away from the water in the long grass, but has almost disappeared recently. 155. NUM8NIUS PHAEOPUS ( Linnaeus), Vilhimbre1 J'Lp. phaeopus (Linnaeus) (R268,V337)~ Sweden. Migrant from Palaearctic region. A regular visitor. Genus PHALAROPUS Brisson 156. PH.ALAROPUS FULICARIUS (Linnaeus), Grey Phalarope P. ~fulicarius (Linnaeus) (R271, V331): Hudson Bay. Migrant, rare, A bird was brought in to East London Museum in an exhausted condition and verified by Dr. R. Godfrey 12/3/42. A third record was made at Gonubie Bird Sanctuary. This bird (25/2/1950) remained for five days feeding.

Family GLAREOLIDA~ Coyrsqrs and Pratinco1e Genus CURSORIUS Latham 157. CURSORIUS TEMMINCKII Swainson, Temminck's Courser ~cemmin~kii Swainson (R277,V340)~ Senegal. Was fairly common on golf course at East London 1902 9 but has not been recorded recently. Genus RHINOPTILUS Strickland - 34 -

158. RHINOPTILUS CHALCOPTERYS (Temminck) 9 Southern Bronze-wing Courser R.c~ albofasciatus Sharpe (R280,V346): Colenso, Natal. · Recorded at East London 15/3/1930. Family STERCORARIIDAE Skuas Genus STERCORARIUS Brisson

159. STERCORARIUS ANTARC~ICUS (Lesson) 7 Antarctic Skua

S.a.lonnberg (Mathews) (R286 9 V352): New Zealand Seas. Fairly plentiful. Occurs off coast. 160. STERCORARIUS PARASITICUS (L;innaeusi, Richardson's or A:r•ctic Skua

s. parasiticus (Linnaeus) (R284 1 V354): Coast of Sweden. Occurs off coast. Genus LARUS Linnaeus 161. LARUS DOMINICANUS Lichtenstein, Black-backed Gull

L. dominicanus Lichtenstein (R287 9 V356): Coast of Brazil. Common along coast. 162. LARUS CIRROCEPHALUS Vieillot, Grey-headed Gull L. cirrocephalus. Vieillot (R288, V257): Brazil. Migrant·only. - j) -·

163. LA::1US HARTLAUBII ( Bruch) 1 Hartlaub' s Gull L. hartlaubii (Bruch) (R289 1 V358)~ Cape of Good Hope.~---- Rare migrant. Genus ST.:8RNA Linr... aeus 164. STERNA TSOHEGRAVA Lepechin, Caspian Tern . S.t. tschegrava Lepechin (R290,V360): Caspian Sea. Resident. Very common along coast.

165. ST:SRNA HIRUNDO Linnaeus 1 Common Tern

S.h. hir~ndo Linnaeus (R291 1 V361): Sweden. Fairly plentiful along coast.

166. STTmNA PARADISAEA Pontoppidan 1 Arctic Tern S. ::HJ.,radisaea Pontoppidan ( H294 V362): Christiansee, Denins,rl{-.-- 1 Migrant along coast. 167; STERNA DOUGALLII Montagu, Roseate Tern

S.d. dougallii Montagu (R293 1 V363): Firth of Clyde. Occurs along the coast of East London.

168. So VITTATA Gmelin 9 Tristan Tern S.v. tristanensis Murphy (R -,V365): Trists,n da Cu:nha: Occurs along the coast of East London. 169. ST.ERNA SANDVICENSIS Latham, Sandwich Tern S. s. sandvic ens is Latham ( R296, V366) : Sandvvich, Kent=. · Regular vi si tor.·f'ound along our coast. - 36 - l70Q STERNA BENGALT!JNSIS (Mathews & Iredale) g Lesser Crested Tern

S.b. -par (Mathews & Iredale) (R297 9 V367): Red Sea. Visitor to coa:::d; but not common.

171. STERNA BERGII Lichtenstein 9 Swift Tern

_13_?_b. _ber_gii Lichtenstein ( R298 9 V368) ~ Cape of Good Hope. Regular resident along coast.

17 2. STli)RNA ALDIF:RONS Pallas 9 Little Tern Soa~ saundersj_ Hume (R299b 9 V369)~ Karachi. Rare migrant. B.ecorcled along Nahoon River during months May to June.

Fsm~ly PT~)CLIDAE Sandgrouse Genus PTEROCLES Tennninck

173. PTEROCIJES NAMAQUA Gmelin 9 Namaqua Sandgrouse P.n. furva Clancey (,V386)~ Van Vvyks Vlei, Cape. A migrant for it is occasionally found on open plains in small numbers. Order C 0 L U M B I F 0 R M E S Family. COLUMBIDAE F.tgeons and Doves Genus COIUMBA I1innaeus -.. ---·------~~~-

174. COLUMBA Linnaeus 9 Speckled Rock Pigeon C.g. phaeonota Gray (R3ll 9 V395)~ Rout Bay, South=We-stern-Cape Province.

Resident 9 conrmon. - 37 -

175. COIJUlV.ffiA ARQUATRIX Temminck and Knip 7 Rameron Pigeon C.a. arqua-~ Temminck and Kni:p (,V397): Knysna 9 C.P.

Resident, flocking during winter months 9 inhabiting yello~~ood trees in most coastal forests. Common.

176. COI;U].mA DELEGORGUEI Delegorgue 9 Delegorgue' s Pigeon

Q.d. delegorz~ei Delegorgue (R313 7 V398): Durban, Natal. Not common, occasionally occurs in small flocks. Genus STRZPTOPELIA Benaparte J177. STREPTOPELIA SEMITORQUATA ( Hiip:pell), Red-eyed Turtle Dove S.s. semitorquata (Rii:ppell) (Jt]l4,V399): Taranta

Mts. 9 Abyss'inia-. Resident, common.

178. STH~'2:PTOPELIA CAPICOLA ( Sundevall), Cape Turtle Dove

a. ~c~_capicola (Sundevall): ( 9 V401): Rondebosch, C.J?. Resident and fairly plentiful in the south and west.

b. S_.c. abunda Clancey, Farm. Sargrove,nr. Mooi River. Comm.on in the east from Cintza to south of East r~ondon. Intergrades with the preceding along the coast.

STR~PTOPELIA SENEGALENSIS (Linnaeus), Laughing Dove S.s. senegalensis (Linnaeus) (,V404): Senegal. Resident and common. - 38 ------Genus OENA Swainson 180. OENA CAP~NSIS (Linnaeus), Nama~ua Dove O.c. capensis (Linnaeus) (.V4C5)~ Cape of Good Hope.-- ' Migrates to the coast occasionally. Genus TURTUR :Soddaert ---,------~--

181. TURTUR TYMPANISTRUS (Temminck & Knip) 9 Tambourine Dove T.t. tympanis-Grus (Temminck & Knip) ( 9 V406)~ Gamtoos Ri·;,-er 9 C .P. Resident and very .common in forest. 182. TURTUR CHALCOSPILOS(Wagler), Green-spotted Wood Dove T.c. chalcospilos (Wagler) ( 9 V408)~ Eastern Cape Province. -- Resident. Extremely common in thorn forest and open scrub.

Genus APLOPELIA :Bonaparte I

183. APLOPELIA LARVATA (Temminck & Knip) 9 Cinnamon Dove I A.l. larvata (Temminck & Knip) (BJ22 V410) ~ Knysna,~ c:r>-:-- - 9 Resident and common. Rem:.:.,ins in dense forest and iiJ a very shy bird_. Genus TR8:RON Vieillot 184. TRERON AUSTRALIS (Linnaeus), Delalande's Green Pigeon T.a. delalandii (Bonaparte) (,V4ll): Durban, Natal. Migrant. - 39 - Order C U C U L I F 0 R M E S I:1amily CUC.ULID.AE Cuckoos and Coucals Genus CUCULUS Linnaeus ---~ 185o CUCULUS CANORUS Linnaeus Cuckoo 1 9

a. ~~anorus Linnaeus ( 1 V415): Sweden.

PalaGarctic migrant. :;~ast London 9 in open thorn veld.

b. C.c. g_lLlaris '3tephens ( 9 V416): Camdeboo·1 C.P. Migrant, Rare.

1186. CUCUI,US SOLITARIUS Stephens 9 Red-chested Cuckoo

C.s. solitarius Stephens (R343 1 V418): Eastern Ca :P8" Prov:rnce:- It occurs 16 miles from East London but does not call.

187. CUCULUS CAFER Lichtenstein 9 Black Cuckoo C.c. cafer Lichtenstein (R344,V419): Eastern Cape Provi]J.c e • - Sumuwx· resident with a wide distri bu ti on along the coastal forest. I I '~~nus CLAT:TNCOR Kal!J2 . 1l88"i CLMIIATOR GI1ANDARIUS ( Linnaeus), Great Spotted Cuckoo 11 C.g. chora~m Clancey (R346,V42l): Hlobane 1 Northern Natal. I, Some seasons it has been known to breed near East London 9 but this is not regular. --40 -

189. CLAMNrOR JAOO:SINUS (Boddaert) 9 African Jacobin Crested Cuckoo C.j. serratus (Sparrman) (R348/349,V422): Cape Peninsula, South- Province. G ] Summer resident. Both phases common locally.

190. CLAWLATOH. LEVAILJJANTI (Swains on) 9 i3tripe-crest~;d Cuckoo

C. levaillanti (Swainson)(R347 9 V423): Senegal. Migrant, not common. Genus CHRYSOCOCCYX Boie G ] 191. CHRYSOCCOCCYX CUPREUS.(Shaw) 1 Emerald Cuckoo Q.c. sharpei van Someren (H. - 9 V425)~ Ifafa River, Natal South Coast. ' Rare, only occasionally recorded~

192. CHRYSOCOCCT.l CAPRIUS (Boddaert) 9 Didric Cuckoo

C. caprius (Boddaert) (R352 9 V426)g Cape of ( Good Hope. Extremely common. J

193. CHRYSOCOCCYX KLAAS (Stephens) 9 Kla s' Cuckoo C.k. klaas (Stephens) (H351 VL1r27): Platte River, C.P. 9 J Extremely common.· Genus CENTROPUS Illiger 194. CENTROPUS SUP:f]RCILIOSUS Hemprich & Ehrenberg, Burchell's Coucal

C.s. burchelli Swainson (R356b 7 V431): Cape Provincec Resident. Common in all fores·IJ areas along coastal region. - 4-1 -~ Order M U S 0 P H A G I F 0 R M E S Family 1VIUSOPHAGIDAE Turacos_...2_=f.' Loeries Genus TAURACO Kluk

195. TATJRACO CORYTHAIX (Wagler) 7 Knysna Loerie 1 J.c. cor;ythai~ ( ilfagler) (R336 7 V437)~ Knysna 1 C.P. Resident and common. Order P S I T T A C I F 0 R M E S Family PSITTACIDAE Parrots Genus POI~HALUS Swainson

196. POICEPHALUS ROBUSTUS (Gmelin) 1 Cape Parrot P.r. robustu~ (Gmelin) ( 1 V445)~ Eastern Cape Province. Resic1ent. Widely distributed in forested areas. Order C 0 R A C I I F 0 R M E S Famil;L_Q~CIJ?AE Rollers Genus CORACIAS Linnaeus ~~ - 197. CORACIAS GAHRULUS Linnaeus 9 European Roller C.g. garrulu~ Linnaeus (R412 9 V455)~ Southern Sweden. Migrant from Palaearctic region. Arrives mid December remaining until late March.

198. COPtACIAS CAUDATA Linnaeus 9 Lilac-breasted Holler C.c. caudata Linnaeus (R413 9 V457)~ . Rare migrant. Once recorded locally. Family .ALCEDINIDAE Kingfishers --Genus CERYLE Boie - 42 - 199. C:SRYLI!: HUDIS ( Linnaeus) , Pied Kingfisher C.r. rudis (Linnaeus) (R394,V462) g Egypt. Resident. Widely distributed and common especially along the coastal regions.

Genus MEGACERYLE Ka~ 200. MEGACERYLE MAXIMA (Pallas), Giant Kingfisher M.m. maxima (Pallas) (R395,V463): Cape of Good Hope. B.esident. 1ihc1ely distribu tea_ throughout. Genus AI1CEDO Linnaeus 201. ALCEDO SEMITORQUATA Swainson, Half-collared Kin~:sfi sher A.a. semi torquata Swains on (R396, V4-64): Great Fi sl1lh ver-;cf.--p:- Resident. Distributed along the coastal belt. 202. ALc:fiDO CRISTATA Pallas, Malachite Kingfisher A.c. cristata Pallas (R397,V465): CRpe of Good Hope. Resident. Common. Genus ISPIDINA Ka1!J2. 203. ISPIDINA PICTA (Boddaert), ~Jgmy Kingfisher LJ2.~ natalensi@_ (Smith) (R398,V4-66): Natal. Summer resident. Genus HALCYON Swainson 204. HALCYON SEN:8GALOIDES Smith, Mangrove Kingfisher

H.o. senegaloides Smith (R400 9 V468): Durban, Natal "R"esrdent.; Occurs--occasionally, along coast. - 43 -

205. HALCYON ALBTVBNTRIS (Scopoli) 9 Brown-hooded Kingfisher H.a. albiventris (Scopoli) ( 9 V469)~ Natalo Resident and common throughout. Family MERO?IDAE Bee-eaters Genus MEROPS Linnaeus 206. MEROPS APIASTER Linnaeus, European Bee-eater

M~ auiaster Linnaeus (R404 9 V473):Southern Europe. Not of common occurrence in East London district, bu-(; once recorded 11/11/52. Jamily BUCEROTIDAE Hornbills Genus BYCANISTES Cabanis and Heine 207. BYCANISTES BUCINATOR (Temminck), Trumpeter Hornbill B. bucinator ( Temminck) ( R422, V481): Knysna, Cape J?rovince. Resident. Common in sui table forests •.· Genus TOOIDJS Lesson 208. TOCKUS ALBOTERI\UNATUS (Buttikofer), Southern Crowned Hornbill T.a. austra.lis (Roberts) (R427a,V489)g Riet River, BatJ:::.urst, C. P. Resident. Common anc1 vvidely distributed. Geuns BUCORVUS Lesson 209. BUOORVUS LEADBEATERI (Vigors), B. leadbeateri (Vigors) (R430,V493)~ Lower Bushmans River, C.P. Resident. Very widely distributed and roaming. During last thirty ·years has become very scarce around East,.. London. -44- Family UPUPIDAE Hoopoes Genus UPUPA Linnaeus

210. UPUPA AFRICANA Bechstein 9 S.A. Hoopoe ( U. epops minor Shaw (R418,V494)~ Cape of Good : . Hope. Resident. Widely distributed. Family PHOENICULIDAE Wood Hoopoe Genus PHOENICULUS Jarocki

211. PHOENICULUS PURPUREUS (Miller) 9 Red-billed 1Nood- Hoopoe

P.p. purpureus (Miller) (R419 9 V4-95) g Knysna, Cape Province. Resident and plentiful in all forests. :I Order S T R I G I F 0 R M E S Family TYT9NIIDAE Barn and Grass Owls Genus TYTO Billbe~

212. TYTO ALBA (SCO]JOli) 9 Barn Owl

T.a. affinis (Blyth) (R359 9 V501): Cape Town. Resident throughout. 213. TYTO CAPENSIS Smith, Cape Grass Owl T.c. canensis Smith (R360,V502)~ Cape Town. Resident. Fairly common. Recorded locally in marshy coastal grasslands.

Family STRIGIDAE Marsh and Wood Owls, Owlets 9 Eagle Owls Genus ASIO Brisson - 45 - 214. ASIO CAPENSIS (Smith), Marsh Owl

A. c-!' cap ens is (Smith) ( R361, V504) ~ Waaiplaats 7 Mar-Gindale 7 C.P. Resic1ent.

:Genus CICCA:BA Wagle~ .215. CICCABA WOOTIFORDII (Smith), Woodford's Owl C.we woodfordii (3mith) (,V505)~ Knysna, C.P. B.E~sident Fairly plentiful in most dense forests. !Genus OTUS Pennant

216. OTUS SCOPS (Linnaeus) 9 Scops Owl

O.s. lati~ennis (Kaup) ( 7 V506): Cape Town. Resident. Fairly plentiful. 'Genus BUBO Tiumeril

217. :BUBO CAPENSIS Smi th 7 Cape J~agle-Owl B.c. capensi~ Smith (R367,V513)~ South Africa. Resident. 'Nidely distributed.

218. :BUBO AFRICANUS (Temminck) 9 Spotted Eagle-Owl B.a. africanus (Temminck) (R368,V514): Cape o~ Good Hope. Resident. Well known. i I i 219. :BUBO LACTEUS ( Temminck), Giant or Verreaux' s Eagle-Owl B. lacteus (Temminck) (R369,V515): Senegal. Resident not common. s Order C A P R I M U L G I F 0 R M E S Family CAPRIMULGITIAE·Nightjars 1 Genus CAPRIMULGUS'~Linnaeus I - 46 - 220. CAPRIM:ULGUS EUROPA3US Linnaeus ~ European Ni,ghtjar C.e. europae"ll§_ Linnaeus (R371 1 V517)~ Sweden. Migrant from the western part of the Palaearctic regions.

221. CAPRIMULGUS PECTORALIS Cuvier~ Fiery-necked Night- jar

C.p. nectoralis Cuvier (R373 1 V520) ~ Knysna 9 Cape Province. - Resident, widely distributed.

222. CAPRIMULGUS NATAJ.JJ:!;NSIS Smi th 9 Natal Nightjar

C.n. natalensis Smith (R375 9 V524)~ Durban 9 Natal. Resident from =·~ast London to Natal.

Fam~ly COLIIDAE Mousebirds Genus COLIUS Brisson 223. COLIUS STRIATUS Gmelin, Speckled Mousebird C.s. striatus Gmelin (R390 9 V528)~ Cape of Good Hope. · Resident, extremely common.

224. COLIUS INDICUS Latham9 Red-faced Mousebi.rd C.i. indicus Latham (R392,V533)~ Gamtoos River, C.P. A bird of migratory movements going about in flocks.

225. COLIUS COLIUS ( Linnaeus) 9 'Tfui te-backed Mouse bird C.c~ colius (Linnaeus) (R39l,V531): Cape of Good Hope. Rarely extends to East London, migrant only. - 47 - Order T.R 0 G 0 NI F 0 R M.E S Family TROGONIDAE Trog~

Genus A~ALODER1'1LI\ Stephens 226. APAJJODEBNLA NARINA ( S-Gephens), Narina Trogon A.n. na~tna (Stephens) (R393,V537): Knysna Cape Province. 1 Resident, but with some migratory movement. Order P I C I F 0 R M E S Family CAPITONIDAE Barbet~ Genus LYBIUS Hermann -·-~--- 227. LYBIUS TORQUATUS (Dumont), Black-collared Barbet IJ.t. torquatus (Dumont) (R43l,V538)g South Eastern Cape Pro·vince. Resident. Widely distributed.

G,;nus P.Q.G·ONIULUS ~afr~_nay~ 228. POGONIULUS PUSILLUS (Dumont), Red-fronted Tinker Barb et P~.~~si~lus (Dumont)~ (R436,V548): Sundays River, Cape Province. Resic1ent and common. Family INDICATORIDAE Genus I:Nl:H_CATOR Ste-phen. .§. 229. INDICATOR (Sparrman), Greater I. indicator (Sparrman) (R440,V552): Great Fish River. Somerset East. Resident. Widely distributed in most riparian forosts as well. as open thick scrub. - 4o -

230. INDICATOR VARIEGATUS Lesson 9 Scaly-throated Honeyguide I.v. variegatus Lesson (R441 9 V553)~ Knysna, C.P. Resident and fairly common locally.

231. INDICATOR MINOR Stephens 9 Lesser Honeyguide

I.m. minor Stephens (R442 9 V554)~ Zwartkops River 9 Uitenhage District 9 C.P. Resident and very common. Genus PHODOTISCUS Sundevall " -

232. PRODOTISCUS REGULUS Sundevall 9 Sharp-billed Honeyguide

P. r. e.dustoides Clancey ( R443 9 V556) ~ Ashburton 9 nr. Pie.i:;ermari tzburg 9 Natal.

Resident 9 not common. _I!'amily PICIDAE Genus __9.AMPJ~THERA Gray

233. C~~ETHERA NOTATA (Lichtenstein) 9 Knysna __.--. Woodpecker

C. p. notata ( IJichtenstein) ( R4-48 9 V563) ~ Kaffraria. Resident. 'Videly distributed and not uncommon.

Genus DJ~NDROPICOS lvialherbe

234. DENDROPICOS FUSCESCENS ( Vieillo-'G) 9 Cardj_nal Wood- pecker D.f. fuscescens (Vieillot)~ (R4-50 9 V567)~ Grootvadersbosch 1 Swellendam9 Cape Province. Resident.. Widely distributed and common in a wide range of woodland habitats4 Genus·· MESOPICOS Malherbe \- ~-9 -~

235. MESOPICOS GRISEOCEPHALUS (Boddaert) 9 Olive Woodpecker ~·K• griseo~ephalus (Boddaert) (R452 9 V573)~ Cape of C-ood Hope. Resident. 1Nidely distributed and common throughout all coastal evergreen forests.

R1amily JYNGIDAE 1!Vrx_neck Genus JYNX Linnaeus ~~·---

236. JY]\[!I RUFICOLLIS Wagler 9 Red-throated 'Nryneck

J. r •. :ruficollis Wagler ( R453 9 V57 4) ~ Korrumus Mts. 9 i~as-Gt:1rn Cape Province. Resident with wide distribution. Order C Y P S E L I F 0 R M E S Family APODIDAE Swifts Ge~ APUS Scopoli

237. APUS APUS (Linnaeus) 9 European Swift A~a. ~us (Linnaeus) (R378 9 V576)~ Sweden.

Migrant from the Palaearctic region 9 not common. Occurs sporadically for instance near Gonubie 9 East London.

238. APUS BARBATUS (Sclater) 9 Black Swift A.h. bar12atus (Sclater) (R380~V578)~ Cape Province. Resident with wide distribution.

1 239. A1 US l\ffiLBA (Linnaeus) 9 White-~bellied or African Alpine Swift A~m •. africanus ( 1remminck) ( R386, V580) ~ South Africa .. · Widely distributede 240" APUS CA:B'FER ( Lich-l:ienstein), Whi te-rumped Swift

.;.A... c. caffe~ (Lichtexistein) (R383,V585) g Uitenhage 9 Eastern Cape Province. Resident and common.

241. APUS HORUS (Heuglin) 9 Horus Swift A. horus (Heuglin) (R384, V586) g North-East Africa.

Migratory 9 of spasmodic occurre:LJ.ce. Order P A S S E R I F 0 R M E S !§.m_ihy AL~UDIDh-E Larks Genus MIRAFRA Horsfield

242. MIRAFRA CHENIANA Smith9 Latakoo or Singing Bush

I1ark 1

M. cheniana Smith ( R456 9 V59l) g Latakoo 9 BechuanalandJ Occurs ~:~ast London spasmodicall3r ~

243. ~:riRAFRA AFRICANA (Smith) 9 Rufous-naped Lark M. a~ africana Smith ( R458, V593) ~ J!:astern Cape Province. Resident and common.

_!amily MOTACILLIDAE Wagtails 2 Pip~~ts~ongclaws G~gus MO~ACILLA Linnaeus 244 .. MOTACILLA AGUIMP Dumont

M.a. vi~ Sundevall (R685b,V680): Assouan 9 Upper Egypto Local resident9 First recorded from East London on Buffalo River 2/10/23. Has extr:;nded to Nahoon Ri veri where it has increased enormouslyo - 51 -

245o MOT.ACILLA CLARA Sharpe 9 Long--tailed Wagtail

M. eo_ torrentium Ticehurst (R688 9 V681) ~ Ngoye 1 ] 0l"G8t 9 Zulu land. Resident4 Widely distributed and fairly plentiful locally in Quiet forested ravines. 246. MOTACILLA CAPENSIS Linnaeus, Cape Wagtail M. c. -_capensi.§. Linnaeus ( R686, V68 2) ~ Cape of G·ood Hopeo

Commo11 resident o Some local al ti tudinal movement in winter. 247. MOTACILLA LUT:!!]A Linnaeus, Yellow Wagtail M.l9 lutea (Gmelin) (R689d,V687)~ Astrakhan? Southern Russia. Collected East London 9/12/1929. Genus ANTifU8 Bechstein . ---- 248. ANCf~I-IUS RICHARDI Vieillot, Richard 1 s Pipit A.r. rufuloides Roberts (R692,V692)~ Grahamstown, E. Cape Province. Common resident. 249. ANTI-IUS LEUCOPHHYS Vieillot, Plain-backed Pipit A~l. leucophrls Vieillot (R694,V699)~ Cape of Good Hope. Common resident throughout E.L. area. Genus MACRONYX Swainson 250o MACRONYX-- CAPENSIS (Linnaeus), Orange-throated Longclaw a. Ivi. o .... cap.ensis ( Linnaeus) ( R70T;V710): Cape of Goad. Hope. ... __ Resident. - 52 - 250. b. M.c. coll_etti Schou (R703b~V711)~ Zululand. Resident~ An inrmbitant of grassland, common and widely distributed replacing M. c o capensis locally, Family PYCONONOTIDAE Bulbuls Genus PYCNONOTUS Boie

251Q PYCNONOTUS CAPENSIS (Desfontaine) 7 Black-eyed Bulbul

P.co tenebrior Clancey (R-,V-)~ Mt.· Currie 9 Kokstad~ ~asJG8rn Cape Province. Common resident. Genus LIOPTILORNIS Oberholser 252. LIOPTILORNIS NIGRIOAPILLUS (Vieillot),Bush Blackcap

L. nigricapillus (Vieillot) ~ (R.542 7 V733) ~ Bruintjie Hoogte 9 Somerset ]~ast 9 C. P. Resident, not common. Genus PHYLLASTREPHUS Swainson

253. PHYLLASTREPHUS TERRESTRIS Swainson 9 Terrestrial Bulbul ~.t. terrestris Swainson (R546)V734)~ Knysna, C.P .. Resident, common throughout forested areas. Genus ANDROP.A.UUS Swainson -· _ ..;.;;...;;~-~..;...;.;.....;..;.__...... ;;;_;; 254. ANTIROPADUS IMPOHTUNUS (Vieillot) 9 Sombre Bulbul

.Li. imoortunus (Vieillot) Oi551 9 V740): Knysna 7 Southern Cape Province Common resid.enJG. - 53 - Family.MUSCIOAPIDAE Flycatchers Genus MUSCICAPA Linnaeus 255. MUSOIOAPA STRIATA (Pallas), Spotted Flycatcher -Y. M.s. striata (Pallas) (R654,V745) ~ Holland. 1 MigrB,nt from the Yestern Palaearctic region 9 which occurs locally but is not plentiful.

256. MUSOICAPA ADUSTA'(Boie) 9 Dusky Flycatcher M.a. adus~a (Boie) (R655,V746)~ Knysna, O.P. Resident along the coastal forests. 257. MUSOICAPA CINEREA (Cassia), Natal Ashy Flycatcher M. cinerea caerulescens (Hartlaub) (R656 1 V748)~ Pinetovm, Natal. Resident, fairly plentiful in dense forests. Genus MELAENORNIS Gray 2 58 • lVIELAENORNI S P.AMMELAINA ( S tanl ey) , Black Flycatcher M.. p. ater (Sundevall) (R664b,V764)~ Durban, Natal. Resident and common at East London. 259. lVIELAI:.;NOPJHS SILENS ( Shaw), Fiscal Flycatcher M.s. silens (Shaw) (R665 9 V765)~ Knysna,Oape Province .• Resident, widely distributed. Genus BATIS Boie 260. BATI:S CAPENSIS (Linnaeus), Cape Batis B.c. capensis (Linnaeus) (R672,V772)~ Cape of Good Hope. Resio.ent .. Widely distributed, coming within our limit'S in the coastal forest region, where it is common. ...; 54 -

261. BAT IS MOLITOR ( Hahn and Kuster) 1 '.Vhi te-flanked or Chin-spot Batis B~m. molitor (Hahn and Kuster) (R673,V774): Kaffirland. Not common? occurs in open scrub near Needs Campo Genus TROCHOCERCUS Cabanis 262. TROCHOCERCUS CYANOMELAS (Vieillot), Crested or Blue-mantled Fly­ catcher T.c. cyancmelas (Vieillot) (R680,V782)~ Knysna, C.:p 1 Resident along coastal forests. Genus TCHITREA Lesson 263. TCHITREA VIRID]S (MUller), Paradise Flycatcher T.v. granti "S.oberts (R682,V785).~ Duivenhoek River, Swellendam, C.Po Summer resident and common.

Family TURTIIpAE Thrushes 2 Chats 9 Hockjumper . and Robins Genus TURJ)tJS Linnaeus 26 4. TU1IDUS OLIVACEUS Linnaeus, ~Olive Thrush T.o. olivaceus Linnaeus (R553,V793)~ Cape of Good Hope. Resident and very common. Genus MONTICOLA Boie 265. MONTICOLA RUPESTRIS (Vieillot), Cape Rock Thrush

M. rupestris (Vieillot) (R559 1 V7.99): Table Mountain Cape Town. Resident along Nahoon River. - 55 -

266. MmTTICOLA EXPLORATOR ( Vieillot) 9 Sentinel Rock Thrush M.e. explorator (Vieillot) (R560 9 V800)~ Mountains of Cape of Good Hopee

Resident 9 extending along coast. Genus ·oENANTHE Vieillot

267. OENANTHE BIFASCIATA (Temminck) 9 Buff-streaked Chat 0. bifasciata (Temminck) (R569 9 V825)~ Eastern Ca~pe ~Province •

Resident and fairly common in suitable areas 9 where rocky outcrops occur.

Gen~s C~RCOMELA Bonaparte

268. Cl!iRCOMEJJA FAMILIARIS ( Stephens) 9 :B,amiliar Chat C~f~ familiaris (Stephens) (R570,V810)~ Table Mountain 9 South-West Cape •. Resid8nt.

269. CI!.mcmmLA SINUATA ( Sundevall) 9 Sicklewing Chat C.s~ ensifera Clancey (R572 9 V817)~ Griqualand Vves;l:i 9 N. Cape. Resident, but is not too plentiful at East. London. Genus THATviNOJJAEA Cabanis - .. 270. THAJ).IlNOL4EA CINNAMOJ)IIEIVENTRIS ( Lafresnaye) 9 Mocking Chat T.c. cinnamomeiventris (Lafresnaye)~ (R573 9 V822)~ Fish River, Cape Province. Resident and widely distributed. - 56 -

1 271. IIIYHIVIECOCICHLA J! 0BMICIVORA ( Vieillot) 9 Ant-eating Chat

TvLfo formicivora (Vieillot) (R575 9 V826) 9 Sundays River 9 E. Cape~- . · · .

Recently found in several areas along the coast 9 where it is localised. Genus SAXICOLA Bechstein

272. SK{ICOLA TORQUATA (Linnaeus) 9 South African , Stonechat

S. t. torqua ta ( Linnaeus) ( R576 9 V828) ~ Cape of Good Hope. Common residente

Q£~us COSSYP~A Vigors

2739 COSSYPHA DICHBOA (Gmelin) 9 Noisy Robin-Chat .~ dichroa ( Gmelin) ( B578, V83l) ~ South Africa.

Resident 1 fairly plentiful in ctsnse undergrowth in depths of our large forests.

274. COSSYPHA NATALENSIS Smith 9 Natal Robin

C.Jl. natalensi£ Smith (R579 9 V834)~. Durban 9 Natal. Eesident along coastal and interior forests.

275. COSSYPHA CAFJ?BA ( J.Jinnaeus) 9 Qgpe Robin Coc. caffra (Linnaeus) (R581 9 V835)~ Cape of Good :lope. Resident and extremely common throughout. Genus POGONOCICHLA Cabanis - 57 -

216. POGONOCICHLA STELLATA (Vieillot) 9 Starred BushRobin P.s. stellata (Vieillot) (R589 7 V843)~ Plettenberg Bay, C.P. Fairly plentiful. Genus ERYTHROPYGIA Smith 277o ERYTHROPYGIA SIGNATA (Sundevall), Brown Robin E.s" ,signata (Sundevall) (R584,V839)~ Umhlanga, Natal. Resident in evergreen forests. 278Q ERYTHROPYGIA LEUCOPHRYS (Vieillot), White-browed Scrub Robin E.l~ leucophrys (Vieillot) (R588,V853)~ Gamtoos River, Eastern Cape Province.

Resident. Common 9 usually found in scrub bush. _!amily SYLVIIDAE Warblers Genus ACROCEPHALUS Naumann 279. ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS (Linnaeus), Great Reed Warbler A.a. arundinaceus (Linnaeus) (R603 9 V868)~ Danzig, Germany. A Palaearctic migrant. Occasional records at Zast London. 280. ACROCEPHALUS PALUSTRIS (Bechstein), Marsh Warbler A. palustris (Bechstein) (R607,V870)~ Germany. Migrant from the Palaearctic region 281. ACROCEPHALUS BAETICATUS (Vieillot), African lVlarsh Warbler A.b~ baeticatus (Vieillot) (R606,V871)~ Knysna, CaiJe "Province,. Re"Sident and widely distributed, - 58 - Genus CALAMOECETOR Sclater

282~ CALAMOECETOR GRACII,JROSTRIS (Hartlaub) 9 Cape Reed 'li\Tarbler

.G_g. gracilirost~"is (Hartlaub) (R604 9 V890): Liesbeck River 9 S.W. Cape. Resident and vvidely distributed especially along the coast in swampy areas. Genus PHYLLOSCOPUS Boie ! ' '' 283. PHYLLOSCOPUS TRCCHILUS ( Linnaeus), 1 ~!illow 'Narbler ~ trochilus (Linnaeus) (R599~V874)~ England Migrant from Palaearctic region~ Genus SEICERCUS Swainson 284. SEICERCUS RUFIC11.PII,LUS ( Sundevall), Yellow-throateq, Warbler 1 '

a. ~.:> rufi~illa ( Sundevall) (H671 9 V876) g Tiurban? Natal. Resident. Common East London forests. bQ S.r. voelckeri Roberts (R67lb V877)~ Knysna C.P. 9 9 le Occurs but is not plentiful at East London. ,- Genus BRADYPTERUS Swainson 28 5. BRADYP'J:}IiRUS SYJJVATICUS Sundevall, Knysna Scrub­ Warbler

~~ondoensis H~agner (R6lla 9 V887) ~ Knysna9 Resident but not common at East London. I~ 286. BRADYPTERUS BAR.RATTI Sharpe 9 Godfrey's Scrub Warbler

B. b. godfr~;zi Roberts (R610d 9 V885) ~ Kingwilliams­ town9 C.P. Res1dent. Occurs in dense forestso - 59 -

~us SCHOj~NICOLA Bl;yth

• 287. SCHOENICOLA BREVIROS~rRIS ( Sundevall) 9 Fan-tailed Warbler

S.b. brevirostris (Sundevall) (R616 1 V896)g Umlazi Rive::-c, Natal. Resident East London. Genus A!A~IS Swainson

288. APALIS THORACICA ( ShaYv and Nodder) 9 Bar-throated Apalis A.t. thoracica (Shaw and Nodder) (R622 9 V902)~ Grah.amstown. Resident but not common coastal region of forest and scrub bush~ APALIS FLAVIDA (Strickland) Yellow-breasted Apalis ~289.I 9. . _A.f. floris1:!_@ (Reichenow) (R625c,V916)~ Eastern Cape Province. Resident and widely distributed in partially wooded and forested areas. Genus SYLVIA Se opoli i1 . - 290. SYLVIA BORIN (Boddaert), Garden Warbler

S.b. borin (Boddaert) (R595 9 V852)g France. Palaearctic migrant, easily overlooked by its retiring habits • . ;Genus CAMAROPTERA Sundevall

1291. CAM.A.ROPTERA BRACHYURA (Vieillot) 9 Green-backed

1 Camaroptera or Bleating Bush Warbler

1 C. b. brachyura (Vieillot) (R627 9 V932) ~ Knysna 9 C.P. Resident and plentiful. Genus CISTICOLA KauE - 60 -

292. CISTICOLA JUNCIDIS (Hafinesq_ue) 9 Fan-tailed Cisticola

Q.j. terrestris (Smith) (R629 9 V936)g Near Kurrichahe 9 Bechuanaland. Resident.

293. CISTICOLA AYRJ~SII Hartlaub 9 Crackling Cloud or StripedGrass Warbler

9..2ao ayresii Hartlaub (R634- 9 V94-1) g Natal.

Resident 9 fairly common.

294-. CISTIOOLA LAIS (Hartlaub & Finsch) 9 Wailing Grass Warbler C.l. lais (Hartlaub & Finsch) (R639 9 V950)~ Natal. Resident throughout area. Common in all dense scrub and thick undergrorvth. 295. CISTICOLA NATALENSIS (Smith), Croaking Cisticola

C.n. natalensis (Smith) (R64-7 9 V963)~ Durban 9 Nata11 i Resident 9 but not common. Occurring at East Londol

296. CISTICOLA SUBRUFICAPILIJA Lynes 9 Eastern Cape Dancin:_~ Grass Warbler I

O.s. jamesi L~rnes (R638c 9 V94-6)g :Mortimer 9 Cradock 9 C.P. ·

Reoident 9 fairly common.

297. CISTICOLA FUINICAPILLA (Vieillot) 9 Tawny-headed Gr.ass Warbler or Neddicky

Cufo fulvicapilla (Vieillot)~ (R637 9 V966): Camdeboo 9 C.. P. J Resident. Extremely common anCl. widely distri buted,1 ·- 61 -· 1 1 298. CISiICOLA TINNIENS ( Lichtenstein) 9 Levaillan-G s Cisticola .Q_.._t ~ tinniens ( Lichtenstein) ( R64-6 t V97 2) ~ Eastern Cape Province. Resident with wide distribution throughout .•

299. CISTICOLA ABERRANS Roberts 9 Pondo Lazy Grass Warbler

C.a. minor Roberts (R.64-8b 9 V974-)~ Port St Johns 9 Cape Province. Resident and fairly common. Genus PRINIA Horsfield 300 .. PRINIA MACULOSA (Boddaert), Spotted Prinia a. P.m~ maculosa (Boddaert) (R65l,V985)~ Cape of Good. Hope. Resident. Common and widely distributed throughout area concerned. b.. P .. m.. hypoxantha ( Sharpe), }~as'tern Cape Spotted Prinia

(R652 9 V986)g Seymour 9 Cape Province. Resident. Common at East London. ~~nily HIRU1miNIDAE Swallows and Martins Genus HIRUJ\!])0 Linnaeus 301. HIRU~IDO RUSTICA Linnaeus, European Swallow H.r._rustica Linnaeus (R4-93,V989)~ Sweden .. lligrant. ~~xtremely common. 302o HIRUIIDO ALBIGULARIS Strickland, White-throated Swallow H.a. albigularis Strickland (R4-95 9 V991)~ C.P. ResHl.ent. Has recently appeared at and around Eas ..G London and is becoming q_ui te common. - 62 -

303. HIRUl'illO DD/IIDIATA Sundevall 1 Pearl~'breasted Swallow H.d. dimid~~ta Sundevall (R498,V992): Leroma, Transvaal. Resident. Recently recorded from East London. 304. HIRUNDO ATROCAERULEA Sundevall, Blue Swallow H. atrocaerulea Sundevall (T:l497,V994)g Umvoti, Natal. · Migrant. Recorded by G.G. Smith and the author at Gonubie Bird Sanctuary 20/13/54, where it remained two days.

305. HIRUNDO CUCU~LLATA Boddaert 7 r,arger Stripe- bTeasted Swallow

H. cucullata Boddaert (R502 7 V998): Cape of Good Hope. Resident, bu_-t; not very common.

306. HIRUNDO ABYSSINICA Guerin1 Lesser Stripe- breasted Swallow H.a. unitatis Sclater and Mackworth-Praed (R503,V999): Pinetown, Natal. Summer resident. Common at East London. 307. HIRUNDO G~ISEOPYGA Sundevall, Grey-rumped Swallow H. g. _gri :2.§! opyga Sund evall ( R4 9 9, Vl 000) : Durban .. Migrant. R8oo:rded locally at Gonubie Mouth by Ur. R. Godfrey and the author 21/12/46. 308. HIRUNDO SPILODERA Sundevall, Cliff-Swallow H. spiloder~ Sundevall (R504,Vl001): Mooi River, Potchefstroom, Transvaal. Only odd records have been made at :East London. - 63 - Genus RIPARIA Forst.er . ---·

309. RIPARIA PAHJDICOLA (Viei1lot) 9 South. African ..Sand Martin R.R_o_ paludicola (Viei1lot) (R509,Vl004}: South Africa. · . ' ·· . Resident. Extremely common• Genus PTYONOPROGNE Reichenbach 310., PTYONOPROGNE FULIGULA (Lichtenstein), Rock Martin P.f. fuligula (Lichtenstein) (R506,Vl005)~ Eastern Cape Province. Resident. Genus PSALIDOPROCNE Cabanis 311.~ PSALIDOPROCNE PRISTOPTJ!~RA (Ruppell), Black· Saw Wing ~1'?-olomelaena ( Sundevall) ( R511, VlOlO) : J)urban. Resident. Common along coastal regions. ]'amily CAMPEPHAGIDAE - Cuckoo Shrikes Genus· CM~EPHAGA Vieillot 312o CAMPEPHAGA PHOENICEA (Latham), Black Cuckoo-Shrike C.p. fl~~ (Vieillot) (R513, 514, VlOi2): South Africa. Resident· and fairly plentiful. · Genus CORACINA Vieillot

313. COHACINA CAESIA (Lichtenstein) 9 Grey Cuckoo-Shrike C.c. caesia (Lichtenstein) (R516,Vl014): G-e~lgen­ boscl'l, Thornhill, Van Staden 1 s River, E. Province,, Resident. - 64 - Family DICRURIDAE Drongos Genus DICRURUS Vieillot

314. DICRURUS ADSIMILIS (Bechstein) 9 Fork-tailed Drongo D.a. adsimilis (Bechstein) (R517,Vl015)~ Duywenshoek Rfv.~ Southern Cape Province. Resident. Very common. 315. DICRURUS LUm'TIGII (Smith), Square-tailed Drongo

D.l. ludwigii (Smith) (R518 9 Vl016) g Durban. Occurring spasmodically. Fairly common at East London.

Family L~NIIDAE Shrikes Genus LANIUS Linnaeus

316. I1ANIUS MINOR G-melin 9 Lesser Grey Shrike

L. minor Gmelin (R706 9 Vl021): Italy. A Palaearctic migrant. Dr. R. Godfrey records seeing this bird on the 1/2/01 on the Nahoon River, East London. Dr. Ballantine also described the same bird on 11 October, 1955 in scrub bush.

317. LANIUS COLLARIS Linnaeus 9 Fiscal Shrike

a. L.c. collaris Linnaeus (R707 9 Vl022): Cape of Good Hope--;--- Resident. Commono

b. L.c. vigilans Clancey (R- 9 V-): Gilletts, near Kloof 9 Natal.

A single example from Little Manor 9 East London. - 65 - Genus IJANIARIUS Vieillot

318. LANIARIUS FERRUGINEUS (Gmelin) 9 Cape Boubou a. L.f. ferrugineus (Gmelin) (R709?Vl030)~ Cape of Goo71~}I ope • Resident. Commone

b • ..!:!..·f •. :pondoensis Rooerts 1 Pondo Boubou Shrike

(R709b~Vl031)~ Port St Johns 1 C.P. Resident.

319. I)ANIARIUS ATRO-COCCINEUS (Burchell) 1 Crimson- breasted Shrike

L. atro-coccineus (Burchell) (R711 1 Vl029) ~ Junction of Vaal ano. Orange Rivers. Recorded at East London by J. Wood 4/6/06. Genus DRYOSCOPUS Boie - . ....-- 3 20 .. DB.YO,SCOPUS CUBLA ( Shaw), Puff-backed Shrike

D.c. cubla (Shaw) (R712 1 Vl039)~ Knysna 9 Cape Pi.:ovinc e • Resident. Genus TCHAGRA Lesson

321. TCHAGRA TCHAGRA (Vi8illot) 1 Tchagra Shrike T .. t~_tchagra (Vieillot) (R713 1 Vl043)~ Gamtoos River~ C.P. Resident scrub and dry woodland as far east as Albany, but straggling at East Lo~don.

322. TCHAGRA SENEGALA (Linnaeus) 9 Black-crowned Tchagra

T.s. confusa (van Someren) (R715 1 Vl050)g Umfolozi 9 Zululand. Resident. Occurs not uncommonly in areas of c oa.sta1 scrub and on the edges of the forests. - 66 -

Genus ~~LACONOTUS Swainson 323o MALACONOTUS SULFUREOPECTUS (Lesson), Orange- breasted Bush-Shrike

M.s. terminus Clancey (R- 1 V-)g Commit·bees, Albany Eastern Cape Provinceo 1 Resident. Locally not uncommon.

3 24-. MAI1ACONOTUS OLIVACEUS ( Shaw) 7 Olive Bush-Shrike

M.o. olivaceus (Shaw) {R718,Vl056)g Algoa Bay 9 C .P. Resident in forest regions. 325. MALACONOTUS POLIOCEPHALUS (Lichtenstein), Grey- headed Bush-Shrike .~!L·P· extrem-qs Clancey (R-,V-): Committees, Albany, Eastern Cape Province. · · Resident. A localised species of quite a wide· range of woodland habitats. Genus TELOPHORUS Swainson

326. TELOPHORUS ZEYLONUS (Linnaeus) 9 Bokmakierie

T.z. zeylonus (.Linnaeus) (H722 9 Vl059): Cape of Good Hope. Hesident. One of our most common shrikes.

~11 PARIDAE Tits Genus PARUS Lin~ae~

3'27. PARUS NIGER Vieillot 1 Black Tit P.n. niger Vieillot (R527,Vl066)g Sundays River, Eastern Cape Province~ Resident. Common. - 67 - Family ORIOLIDAE Orioles Genus ORIOLUS Linnaeus ---~-'='~

3 28. ORIOLUS ORIOLUS ( Lj_nnaeus) 1 Golden Oriole Ooo. oriolus (Linnaeus) (R519 9 Vl076)~ Sweden.

Migrant from Palaearctic region. Bonza Bay 9 Eas-'c; J~ondon.

329. ORIOLUS LARVATUS Lichtenstein9 Black-:headed Oriole 0.1. larvatus (Lichtenstein) (R521 9 Vl078)~ Van Stadens River, Uitenhage 9 Eastern Cape Province. Resident and very common throughout forest region.

Fami~ORVID~E Raven and Crows Genus CORVUS·- Linnaeus 330. CORVUS ALBUS Muller 9 Pied Crow Co 0lbus Muller (R522 9 Vl080)~ Senegal. Non-resident. Occurs occasionally.

331. COR\ms CAPENSIS Lichtenstein 9 Black Crow C.c~ ca-pensis Lichtenstein (R523 9 Vl081)~ Sundays River 9 Eastern Cape. Resident and common in certain areas.

332. COR\roS ALBICOLLIS Latham9 VVhi te-necked TI.aven c. albicollis Latham (R524 Vl082)~ Great Nama~ua­ lal11(.-- 9

Resident and very common 9 becoming wia.ely dist:ci bu ted. Family STURNIDAE Starlings Genus CRZATOPHORA Lesson - 68 -

333. CREATOPHORA CIN.CREA (Meuschen) 1 :rrattled Starling C. cinerea (Meuschen) (R735 1 Vl084)~ Cape of Good Hope~

A bird of erratic disposition7 occurs occasionally. Genus LAJY.D?ROTO::nns Temminck

334 o LG NI TENS. (Swains on) 9 Red-shouldered Glossy Starling

L.n. culiminator 9 Clancey & Holliday (R737a 9 V-) g C Addo Bush. Resident. Common.

335. LAMPROTORNIS OORRUSCUS Nordmann 9 Black-bellied Glossy Starling L.c. corruscus Nordmann (R74·0?Vl092)~ Galgenbosch,! Thornhill 9 West of Van Stadens River 9 Eastern Cape l)rovinc e. Resident and extremely cornnone Genus ONYCHOGNATOOS Hartlaub

.336. ONYCHOGNATHUS MORIO (Linnaeus) 1 Redwing Starling

O.m. morio (Linnaeus) (R745 9 Vl099)g Cape of Good Hope. Resident and common. -Genus SPREO Lesson 337. SPREO BICOLOR (Gmelin) 9 Pied Starling

S. bicolor (Gmelin) (R746 1 Vll00): Cap~ of Good Hope. Sporadic occurrence. Does not occur further south than Fort Jackson. §mig__zOSTEROPIDAE White-eyes Genus ZOSTEROPS V:iftors and Horsfield 338. ZOST~ROPS PALLIDUS Swainson 9 Green White-eye

ao Z.p. virens Sundevall (R778 9 Vll06): Durban 9 Natal. Resident and fa.irly common through district of ~Li]ast London.

b. Z.Jl .. atmorii Sharpe (R775b 9 Vlll0): G·rahamstown, C.P. Resident. Widely spread. Family NECTARINIIDAE Sunbirds G~QTARINIA Illiger . 339. NECTARINIA FATJIOSA (Linnaeus), Malachite Sunbird ~~ (Linnaeus) (R751 9 Vlll4)~ Cape of Good Hope o Occasional birds recorded at Gonubie Bird Sanctuary in long grass 16/6/60o 340. NECTARINIA AFRA (Linnaeus), Larger Double­ collared Sunbird N.a. afra (Linnaeus) (R758,Vll24)~ Cape of Good Hope;--- Resident. Common and widely distributed in the forests.

: 3 41. N:l~CTARINIA CHAI.1YBEA ( IJinnaeus) 9 Smaller Double- collared Sunbird N. chalybea subalaris (Reichenow)(R760,Vll25): Ponc1oland. Resj_dent and common in forest o

342. NECTARINIA AMJ~THYSTINA (Shaw) 9 Black or Amethyst Sun bird

Noa. amethystina (Shaw) (R772 9 Vll32): Cape of Good Hope. Resident and common throughout coastal forests,. - 70 - 34-3. NJWTARINIA VEROXII (Smith) ,Mouse coloured or Grey Sunbird N.v. veroxii (Smith)(R765,Vll36)~ Eastern Cape Province. Resident and common, occurring along the coastal forests. Genus ANTHO:BAPHES Cabanis 344. ANTHO:BAPHES VIOLACEA (Linnaeus), '!Vedge-tailed Sunbird A. violac~a (Linnaeus) (R753,Vlll7)~ Cape of Good Hope. I!Iigrant. Recorded locally at Gulu River 1/6/33 and Springs 10/10/38. Straggling migrants. Genus ANTHREPTES Swainson

345. ANTHREPTES CO:LLARIS ( Vieillot) 9 Collared Sunbird A.c. collaris (Vieillot) (R77lsV1141)~ Gamtoos River 1 C.J?. Resident and common. Family PROMEROPIDAE Genus SPOROPIPES Cabanis - --~- 346. SPOROPIPES SQUAlVIIFRONS. (Smith) 9 Scaly-Weaver

S.s. squami~ (Smith) (R- 9 V-)g Kuruman, N. Cape. A bird of sporadic migrant occurrence. Genus PLOCEUS Cuvier 347. PLOCEUS :BICOLOR Vieillot, Forest Weaver P.b. bicolor Vieillot (R790,Vll56)~ South Africa. Resident ~n all forests. -· '/l ·-

348. PLOmsUS VELATUS Vieillot 9 r,iasked Weaver P.v. nigrifrons (Cabanis) (R80Jd,Vll62)~ Eastern Cape Province. Resident and common.

34·9. PLOCEUS CUCULLATUS (Muller) 9 Spotted-backed 1Heaver

P.c, spilonotus Vigors (R797 9 Vll65): Algoa Bay, C.P. Resic1ent and fairly common. Of erratic occurrence.

350. PLOCEUS OCULARIS Smith 9 Spectacled Weaver

P.o. ocularis Smith (R791 9 Vl168): Eastern Cape Province. Resident. Common.

351., PJJOCEUS CAPENSIS (Linnaeus) 9 Cape 'Tieaver P.c. olivaceus (Halm) (R799b,Vll71): Windvogelberg, EasternCape Province., Resident.

3 52 o PLOCJ!:US SUBAUREUS Smi th 9 Golden vVeaver

P.s. subaureus Smith (R800 9 Vll72): Algoa Bay 9 Cape Province.

Resident 9 but nowhere very common.

I Genus AMBLYOSPIZA Sundevall

3 53. AJI/.03LYOSPIZA ALBIFRONS ( Vigors) 9 Thick-billed Weaver

A.a. albifrons (Vigors) (R804 9 V1182): Algoa Bay 9 Cape Province. Resident. - 72 --

Q.Qp~~QUELEA :R.eichenbach

3 54" QUELEA QUELEA ( Linnaeus) 7 Red-billed Que lea

~la~ (Smith) (R805 7 Vll86)~ Kurrichane 7 Transvaal. Occurring in.flocks sporadically at East London. Genus EUPLECTES Swainson ----·------~~--~~=-~ 3 55. EUPLECTES ORIX ( Linnaeus) 9 Red Bishop Bird

E.o. turgidus Clancey (R808 7 Vll89)g Citrusdal 9 West C.P. Resident. Common.

356. EUPLECTES CAPZNSIS (Linnaeus) 9 Cape Yellow-rumped Bishop Bird

E. capenfiiS apuroximans (Cabanis) (R810 9 Vll92): De Bruin' s Drif-b 9 Fish R. 9 E.C.P~ · Resident in drier areas round Peddie. Does not extend to East London.

35-7. EUPLECTES AXILLARIS (Smith) 9 Rc~r1-shouldered Widow-Bird

·E. a. axillaris (Smith) ( R816 9 Vll97) g Eastern Cape Province Resident. -~~specially common in sv-vampy tall grass areas.

35~. EUPLECTES FROG-1{:5 (Boddaert) 9 Sakabula 9 or Ijong- -Gailed 1NidoW-Bird E.p. nrogne (Boddaert) (R818 9 Vl204)~ Cape of Good Hope. Resident and abundant in open grassland. Very common. - 73 - Genus ,:-:>P:c:m,msTES ---~---·

359 • SPJ:iillMESTES CUCULJ..1N.rUS (Swains on) 9 Hooded Mannikin or Bronze Mannikin

S.Q_·~_scutatus (Heuglin) (R823 9 Vl205)~ Dembea 9 Abys::::!inia o

R(CJSiclent o In certain years appears in large flocks.

360. SPEiilll[fi:STES BICOLOR ( Fraser) 9 Red-backed J\Iannikin S.b. rufodorsalis Peters (R824 9 Vl206)~ Inhambane, P. :if.-x:~---~---- Scattered records from East London. 361. SP:8RlVIESTES FRINGII,LOinES ( Lafresnaye), Pied Mannikin

S~fri]}:.gi~loid~s ( Lafresnaye) ( R822 9 Vl207) ~ Recorded but noij common. Genus AJ'v'LAiliNA Swainson =~"~"·------

36? • M.'I.AIHNA ERYTHROCEPHALA ( Linnaeus) 9 Red-headed Finch

A'!..E;__;,~~dis§_ita Clg,ncey (R - 9 V -) ~ Bergville 9 Natal This race extends from 3ast London. Genus 03j::YGOSPIZA Sundevall :-----~ - .. - 363. OB.TYGOSPIZA ATRICOLLIS (Vieillot), Quail Finch

Q,'!...~'. digress a Clancey ( R844 9 V121l) ~ HichmoncJ. 9 Natal Resident and very common. 1 i 1~s,_LAyWNO~_g:'ICTA Cabanis 1364. LAGCNOSTICTA RUBRICATA ( Lichtenstein) 9 Blue-billed Fire Finch

L ~ r. rubric a ta ( I1ichtenstein) ( R833 9 Vl220) ~~eastern Cape-Province. Resident. Common .. - 74 - Genus ESTB.ILDA Swainson ------"~------365. ESTRILIJA hE!:LANCYl'IS ( Temminck) 7 Swee Waxbill E.m. melanotis (Temminck) (R825 9 Vi226)~ Eastern Cape Provrnce7 .

Resident. Fairly common 9 occurring in small flocks.

366. ESTRILIJA ASTRII,:D ( Linnaeus) 9 Co;nmon ;Vaxbill FJ.a. astrild (Linnaeus) (R84-3 9 Vl229)~ Cape Town, Cape Province. Resident and extremely common.

367 .. ESTRILIJA PERREINI ( Vieillot) 9 Grey Vlaxbill

E.p. _:i;_nca~ Sundevall (R84-2 9 Vl234-) ~ :Durban Five birds recorded below Vincent in commonage 15/3/4-1. Genus VIDUA Cuvier

362. VI:DUA MACROURA (Pallas) 9 Pin-tailed Whydah V. macroura (Pallas) (R84-6 9 Vl24-5)~ Angola Resident. ;'!idelJr distributed.

369. VIDUA PARADISAEA ( Linnaeus) 9 Pm:adise Whydah V_. paradisae~ (Linnaeus) (R852~Vl24-7}g Angola Not plentiful. Scattered records from East London.

370. VI:DUA FUNEREA (de Tarragon) 9 Black Indigo-bird

V.f. funerea (de Tarragon) (R84-9 9 Vl24-2): Natal Resident not common. Genus PASSER Brisson - 75 -

371. PASS:,:;R Dmlr::;sTICUS ( l1innaeug) 9 House Sparrow

E·.A~-~_?~8£~ic;u~ ( Linnaeus) ( 11784 9 Vl249) ~ ,Svveden Resident. Introduced into East London by Tvir. P. Summers on 18/9/1914.

372. PASSER MELANURUS (Muller) 9 Mossie P.m. melanurus (Muller) (R786,Vl252): Cape of Go6<.rlJope. Does not occur at East London, although migrants have been recorded near East London as follows: Chi,selhurst 23/2/22 9 Vincent 10/8/34 9 Maganzo Park, Kruuse Farm 15/9/57 9 where it now ap;.;'ears to have arrived to stay.

Genus S}i;RINUS Koch

373. S:~:S.INUS CANICOLIJIS Swainson, Cape Canary

Soc. canicollis Swainson (R857 9 Vl270): Cape of c:-oocl~:ffop e------

A coY1D1Wn resident round Peddie o

374 o SEHINUS SCOTOPS ( ~)undevall) 9 :D'orest Canary S.s. scotops (Sundevall) (R858,Vl268): Pieter­ niarj.::f!Z,bure;-Na tal. Resident and common in all coastal indigenous fOl"GSts.

375. S~~B.I:NLJS MOZAliTBICUS Muller, Yellow-eyed Canary

S. mozambicus granti Clancey (R - 9 V -)~Lusikis:iki 9 ?oncTolancr:------Res:Lc1ent and exceedingly common. - 76 -

376. E:MBBRIZA FLAVIVENTRIS Stephens, Golden Breasted Bunting I~.f.flaviventris Ste:phens (R874- Vl292)g Cape o:fC;ooc1 Hope-;·--- · 9 Common throughout coastal regions.