. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 262 BUBONID^ SCOTOPBLIA ago by the Livingstone expedition and more recently at Zumbo by Alexander. South of the Zambesi it is very rare; there is a specimen obtained on the Umlass river near Durban by Gordge now in the Shelley collection; Mr. Quekett tells me he has heard of an example having been recently shot at Umzinto in the Alexandria district of Natal; finally Mr. Sydney Turner of Port St. John's in Pondoland shot a Pel's Pishing Owl on the St. John's river some years ago, thus bringing the species within the limits of the Pig. 88.—Scotopelia
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 262 BUBONID^ SCOTOPBLIA ago by the Livingstone expedition and more recently at Zumbo by Alexander. South of the Zambesi it is very rare; there is a specimen obtained on the Umlass river near Durban by Gordge now in the Shelley collection; Mr. Quekett tells me he has heard of an example having been recently shot at Umzinto in the Alexandria district of Natal; finally Mr. Sydney Turner of Port St. John's in Pondoland shot a Pel's Pishing Owl on the St. John's river some years ago, thus bringing the species within the limits of the Pig. 88.—Scotopelia peli. x f Habits.—The Pishing Ov?! is usually seen in pairs, each pair occupying a separate district, usually in the neighbourhood of a river; during the day they take refuge in the thick bush found along the banks, but at night they are flying about hunting for their prey, which consists of fishes and probably of small mammals as well. Waller states moreover that they capture and devour Guinea fowls while roosting. Their voice is a deep humming note repeated alternately by male and female and has a very weird sound in the still dark Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. Fauna of South Africa. London, R. H. Porter
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