All rights rese7ved,'\ [JANUARY, 1907. 



BIRD NOTES: 



THE JOURNAL OF 



THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. 



Ztbe Bron3e (Tuckoo. 



( Chrysococcyx smaragdineus). 

 By J. G. KeuIvEMans. 



Tliis elegant bird is a native of Western Africa 

 and probably also of the central part of that conti- 

 nent, and it has been found in the mountain regions 

 some 400 miles east of Libreville (Gaboon). It is 

 common in Prince's Island, also in San Thome and 

 Annobon Islands. 



A curious fact is that these birds are migratory in 

 both Prince's Island and San Thome, their usual 

 habitat being on the high mountains of the Western 

 or oceanic side of these islands from February until 

 November, after which they leave for the Eastern 

 regions, where they visit the plantations and lower 

 parts near the town of each island. I have often seen 

 them perch on the roofs of the houses for a short 

 while and then fly off to some isolated tree, from the 

 upper twigs of which they would utter their clear and 

 bell-like note a dozen times in succession, after which 

 they would hurriedly fly off to another tree a short 

 distance away to repeat their musical performance 

 once more. 



The note is entirely different from that of our 

 common Cuckoo, being more like the far-sounding 

 call of the American Bell-bird, though not so varied. 



