FEB. 1897. EAST AFRICAN COLLECTION OF BIRDS ELLIOT. 51 



Pceocephalus rufiventris. Salv., Cat. B. Brit. Mus. , Vol. XX, 

 p. 372 (1891). 



$ Le Gud. 



$ Marodijeh. 



$ Hullier. 



$ juv. $ juv. Le Gud. 

 $ 9 Le Gud. 



This pretty parrot was constantly met with after we reached 

 Laferug. It goes in small flocks, is very active and restless, 

 being always on the move, screaming both when flying or when 

 in the tree tops. The male with his bright red abdomen is very 

 conspicuous, and darts in and out among the trees like a flame, 

 and is a very beautiful object, his bright underparts contrasting 

 with the dark green foliage with fine effect. The flight is straight 

 and very rapid, performed by quick beatings of the wings. 



FAM. MUSOPHAGID.E. 



79. Schizorhis leucogaster. 



Chizcerhis leucogaster. Shelley, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. Vol. IX, 

 p. 452 (1891). Riipp. Proc. Zool. Soc. , p. 9 (1842). 



$ $ juv. Haili. 

 9 Haili. 



This species was a very familiar object throughout our journey. 

 Its large size, of course, made it very conspicuous, and its loud, 

 harsh note resembling paap, paap, sometimes paw, paw, would 

 disclose its presence even if the bird itself was hidden in the 

 foliage. It goes singly or in parties of three or four, frequents 

 the highest parts of the thorn trees, and walks among the 

 branches, occasionally hopping from one to another. It flies 

 with easy flappings of the wings, often sailing along for quite a 

 distance, and with its crested head, long tail and pleasing color- 

 ing, is one of the attractive objects met with when journeying 

 through the land. 



ORDER CORACIIFORMES. 

 FAM. CORACIID^:. 



80. Coracais lorti. 



Coracias lorti. Shelley Ibis., p. 399 (1885). Sharpe, Proc. 

 Zool. Soc., p. 496 (1895). 



