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away at it with its bill; but when feeding on berries it 

 flies up to the tree and nips them off with its bill, or may 

 cling to the fruiting-branch, sometimes in an inverted 

 position, as it feeds. 



The Kafir name inlcioili, and the East London name of 

 Woolly, are attempts to syllable the cry. which might be 

 rendered otherwise as cheer-ccp. This cry is the most 

 monotonous sound in the forest, being heard all the day 

 long, even during the midday heat and in rain. The cry 

 is often slurred into a single note Jacli, and the slurred 

 note may be repeated many times in quick succession. 

 The call Jcicili forms also the first note in the bird's song, 

 which is continued in six or eight notes with a final 

 drawl. The song, however, often ends abruptly without 

 the terminating drawl. 



On 26 July, 1908, when off work through sickness, T 

 amused myself by noting the procedure of one of these 

 birds. It began calling about 8 o'clock, called fifteen 

 times, then rested a minute or two. On resuming it 

 called eighteen times, then sang. It then called five 

 times and sang again. The bird was evidently working 

 itself up to its song by practising often on its call ; and, 

 when in form, the bird often gave two consecutive render- 

 ings of its song w^ith only one intervening call. 



My records shew that there is no break all the year 

 round in the period of song, though fewer birds are sing- 

 ing in the first half of October. 



On 11 July, 1911, I watched a party of these birds 

 excitedly chasing one another rousing quite a different 

 cry which was probably a pairing-crj— and on 27 August, 

 1908, I watclied three of these birds calling and singing 

 and chasing one another in breeding excitement. 



At certain times this bulbul makes a clapping noise 

 A\ iili its Avings in flight as a honey sucker does; this seems 

 to be associated with the breeding season. 



At ririe, a nest with two eggs was brought, without 

 the bird, on 19 November. 1912. The nest was a compact- 



