. The birds of South Africa. Birds. FALCONIDa; MILVUS 335 January to April (Ayres), Pretoria, December (Distant), Barberton, November (Eendall); German south - west Africa — Omaruru, December (Eriksson), Ondonga (Andersson). Habits.—But little attention has been paid to the habits of this Buzzard in South Africa ; Mr. Layard states that it frequents open country dotted with jungle, and that its voice is a weak stridulous scream. Mr. Distant found it very common, especially in the month of December, round Pretoria, where it was a great source of trouble to the small squatters on the veld. Most
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. FALCONIDa; MILVUS 335 January to April (Ayres), Pretoria, December (Distant), Barberton, November (Eendall); German south - west Africa — Omaruru, December (Eriksson), Ondonga (Andersson). Habits.—But little attention has been paid to the habits of this Buzzard in South Africa ; Mr. Layard states that it frequents open country dotted with jungle, and that its voice is a weak stridulous scream. Mr. Distant found it very common, especially in the month of December, round Pretoria, where it was a great source of trouble to the small squatters on the veld. Most of these people keep poultry, and their young chickens and ducklings too often serve as food for this active and rapacious bird. Mr. Distant further noticed that these buzzards were particularly fond of sitting on the telegraph poles, and figures one thus placed. Mr. Ayres found white ants in the stomach of an individual obtained by him. It is improbable that this Buzzard breeds in South Africa. Genus XVI. MILYUS. Type. Milvus, Cuvier, Leg. Anat. Comp. i, table 2 (1800) M. Fig. 113.—Tail of ius. X J. Bill rather weak, hooked but without tooth; face clothed with feathers; nostrils rounded; wings long and pointed almost reach-. 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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