TABLE1 though they were foraging with the rest of the fam- FEEDINGVISITS AT AN ANTEATINGCHAT NEST ily party throughout the observation period. Feedine Visits n A close relative of the Anteating , the Sooty Chat aethiops was also OBR 76 found to be a co-operative breeder (Mundy & Juvenile 9 BRL 7 Cf Cook 1974, Bull. Nig. Orn. Soc. lO(37): 1-28; Juvenile YRR 6 Haas 1983, J. Orn. 124:323.) with as many as 10 Total 136 occasionally feeding at a single nest. How- days old, a hide was erected near the nest and a ever, Haas (1983) concluded that breeding success total of 20 hours was spent observing feeding of the of pairs with helpers was no higher than that of un- chicks over a five day period. assisted pairs. The helpers at the Anteating Chat The nest was attended by the pair of adults and nest seldom fed the nestlings, suggesting that help- two of the colour-ringed juveniles (Table 1). It ers at the nest contribute little to the breeding suc- seems as if the juvenile helpers made only a small cess of Anteating Chats. Only the young of the contribution towards feeding the nestlings. Two of earlier broods helped at the nest and no unrelated the colour-ringed chicks never fed the nestlings al- birds were ever seen feeding the nestlings.

The location of ~evaillant's"Pays d'hutdniquois" route. Then he crossed the Outeniqua Mountains

1 into the Langkloof. L. C. Rookmaaker, Dr Guepinlaan 23, 4032 NH On the map illustrating Levaillant's travels, Ommeren, Holland. I "Autdniquois" extends from Pampoen Kraal to Plettenberg Bay. In the course of his narrative, he The recently changed interpretation of the 1 mentioned only two bird species explicitly. While 1."Pays d'Autdniquois" from Knysna in most orni- staying in his first camp, Levaillant (1790: 78-80) thological literature to George in Clancey (1980) described the killing of some tauraco (Tauraco co- I was regretted by Vincent (1984) on account of I rythaix). In a later book (1807, pl. 16) he recorded possible effects on nomenclatorial stability. A how he first encountered this species in the "Pays number of birds, listed by Vincent, have the "Pays d'AutCniquoisW.The vocifer (Haliaeetus vocifer) d'AutCniquois9' as type locality. This indication in was shot near Plettenberg Bay (1790: loo), but it is all cases stems from the publications by Franqois not stated to occur in the "Pays d'AutCniquois1' in Levaillant (1753-1824), e.g. his Voyage (1790) or Levaillant (1796, p1.4). Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux dlAfrique Although the available information on Levail- (17961812). I lant's travels and his zoological activity does not Forbes (1973) carefully traced the route of Le- answer all problems, it appears most probable that ' vaillant's expeditions in the South African in- Levaillant meant the two camps near the com- terior. The relevant passage starts when Levaillant pany's post when he talked about the "Pays on his first outward journey visited a last govern- d'AuttniquoisM.Historically, therefore, it is most ment post. Its position is not accurately known, accurate to identify the "Pays d'AutCniquois" but it is thought to have beeti some 4 km east of the sensu Levaillant as the immediate vicinity of centre of George (Forbes 1973: 39). Levaillant George in the southern Cape Province. 1 stayed almost 2 months in this vicinity occupying two camps: the first, unnamed, possibly 10 km from the company's post; the second, "Pampoen Kraal", 8 km from the first. Pampoen Kraal was FORBES,V. S. 1973. Le Vaillant's travels in South , , located at the present Saasveld, 8 km ESE from 1781-4. In QUINTON,J. C., LEWIN,A. M. & SELLICKS, I George centre (Grant 1957, Forbes 1973). Subse- P. W. M. (Eds), Fran~oisLe Vaillant traveller in I South Africa, Vol. 1: 31-108 Cape Town: Library of quently, Levaillant travelled to Plettenberg Bay Parliament. and returned to Pampoen Kraal via a different GRANT,C. H. B. 1957. Levaillant's travels in South Africa 1781-1784. Ostrich 28: 83-97. LEVAILLANT,F. 1807. Histoire naturelle des prornerops, LEVAILLANT,F. 1790. Voyage dans I'inttrieur de I'Afri- et des guepiers . . . part 3: Couroucous]. Paris: Leroy. ue, par ie Cap de Bonne-EspCrance, Vol. 1. Paris: VINCENT,J. 1984. 1ome type localities in the 1980 ?eroy. S. A.O. S. Checklist of Southern African birds. Os- LEVAILLANT,F. 1796. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux trich 55: 219-221. d'Afrique, Vol. 1. Paris: Leroy.

Bibliographical notes on the 1980 S.A.O.S. Check- Melierax canorus (Thunberg) list of Southern African Birds Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828) described this bird from a specimen of unknown origin in the col- L. C. Rookrnaaker, Dokter Guepinlaan 23, 4032 lection of Jobann Gustav von Carlson. This first NH Ornmeren, Holland. appeared as a separate dissertation which, like those by Linnaeus, may be ascribed to the praeses rather than to the student. The original booklet is The early zoological literature is often confusing entitled: to the taxonomist due to differing concepts of Falco Canorus, quem venia experient. Fac- classification, and in many cases the rarity of the ult.med. Ups praeside CaroLPet. Thunberg . . . books concerned. Recently, I had an opportunity Publico subrnittit examini, auctor Gabriel Risla- to use the S.A.O. S. Checklist of Southern African chi . . . in Audit.Botan.d. XXIII.Decembris birds edited by P. A. Clancey (1980) and noted MDCCXCIX. Upsaliae, Litteris Joh .Fredr .Ed- three bibliographical inaccuracies. They are given man. [ii] + 8 pp. here to set the record straight. Some of Thunberg's dissertations were later - combined and reissued by C. H. Persoon in 3 vol- Torgos tracheliotus (Forster) umes (1799-1801). The Falco canorus appeared in Fransois Levaillant (1753-1828) published the the 3rd volume of 1801 on pp. 264-272. The cor- narrative of his travels in southern Africa as the rect citation reads: Falco canorus Thunberg, Falco Voyage of 1790 and the Second Voyage of 1796. Canorus, 1799, p.[i], 1: no locality. These were translated into German by Johann Reinhold Forster (1727-1798) in a series entitled Temminck's Pigeons Magazin von rnerkwiirdigen neuen Reisebeschrei- The illustrated folio Les Pigeons appeared in 12 bungen, as follows: parts between 1808 and 1812 with text by C. J. Le Vaillant's Reisen in das Innere von Afrika, Temminck (1778-1858) and plates by Madame wahrend der Jahre 1780 bis 1785. Aus dem Knip, nCe Pauline de Courcelles (1781-1831). Franzosisch iibersetzt. Mit Anmerkungen von Stresemann (1953, Mitt. 2001. Mus. Berlin 29: Johann Reinhold Forster. Berlin: Voss. 102-104) presented the contents and dates of the Band I (Magazin, volume 2), 1790, contained different parts after studying copies with the orig- the first journey; Band I1 and 111 (Magazin, vol- inal wrappers in the Zoological Museum of Berlin. umes 12 and 13), 1796, contained the second jour- This changes the dates provided for three species ney. Forster's annotations are not very numerous, in the Checklist: but include binominal names for some of the ani- Colurnba Arquatrix Temrninck, in Temminck & mals mentioned in Levaillant's text. One of these, Knip, Les Pigeons, livr. 3, 1808, Colombes, p. 11, the "Oricou" of Levaillant, was named Vultur Tra- pl. 5. cheliotos (note the spelling) both on page 362 and Colurnba Larvata Temminck, in Temminck & plate XI1 of Band 111 (Magazin, vol. 13) published Knip, Les Pigeons, livr. 7 1809, Colombes, p. 71, in 1796. The correct citation is: pl. 31. Vultur tracheliotos J. R. Forster, in Levaillant's Colurnba Tympanistria Temminck, in Temminck Reisen in dm lnnere von Afrika, vol. 111, 1796, p. & Knip, Les Pigeons, livr. 8, 1809, Colombes, 362, pl. 12. p. 80, pl. 36.